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Table 124. Average scale score in science for 8th-graders in public schools, by selected student characteristics, region, and state or jurisdiction: 1996 and 2000
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                       |Average scale score|    Sex, 2000    |                    Race/ethnicity, 2000                   |      eligibility, 2000
                       |___________________|_________________|___________________________________________________________|________________________________
                       |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |    Asian/|     American|        |         |
Region, state or       |         |         |        |        |White, non-|Black, non-|          |   Pacific|      Indian/|        |     Not |  Information
jurisdiction           |     1996|     2000|    Male|  Female|   Hispanic|   Hispanic|  Hispanic|  Islander|Alaska Native|Eligible| eligible|not available
_______________________|_________|_________|________|________|___________|___________|__________|__________|_____________|________|_________|_____________
1                      |        2|        3|       4|       5|          6|          7|         8|         9|           10|      11|       12|           13
_______________________|_________|_________|________|________|___________|___________|__________|__________|_____________|________|_________|_____________
   United States ......|148 (0.9)|149 (0.7)|153(0.8)|146(0.9)|  160 (0.8)|  121 (1.3)| 127 (1.4)| 154 (2.7)|    132 (3.4)|127(1.1)|160 (0.9)|   151  (2.1)
                       |_________|_________|________|________|___________|___________|__________|__________|_____________|________|_________|_____________
Region                 |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  Northeast ...........|149 (2.9)|152 (1.8)|157(2.0)|146(2.3)|  162 (1.9)|  122 (3.3)| 128 (2.4)| 158 (4.8)|     ‡   (†) |127(2.8)|163 (2.2)|\1\154  (4.3)
  Southeast ...........|141 (1.9)|143 (1.5)|145(1.8)|141(1.6)|  157 (1.3)|  120 (2.0)| 130 (3.5)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |126(1.9)|155 (1.4)|\1\137  (5.9)
  Central .............|155 (2.7)|157 (1.8)|159(2.4)|154(2.0)|  163 (1.7)|  121 (3.9)| 129 (5.4)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |135(4.3)|165 (1.7)|\1\156  (2.5)
  West ................|148 (2.2)|146 (1.4)|150(1.5)|141(1.8)|  159 (1.5)|  123 (2.9)| 125 (1.9)| 150 (4.7)|\1\ 129 (3.9)|125(2.1)|156 (1.5)|\1\148  (4.6)
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State                  |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  Alabama .............|139 (1.6)|141 (1.9)|144(2.1)|139(2.0)|  154 (1.5)|  116 (2.4)| 106 (6.3)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |124(2.2)|153 (1.8)|\1\152  (4.7)
  Alaska\2\ ...........|153 (1.3)|---  (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |  ---  (†) |  ---  (†) | ---  (†) | ---  (†) |   ---   (†) |--- (†) |---  (†) |   ---   (†)
  Arizona\3\ ..........|145 (1.6)|146 (1.6)|150(1.9)|142(2.0)|  159 (1.2)|  127 (4.7)| 126 (2.6)|   ‡  (†) |    137 (4.0)|127(3.1)|156 (1.3)|\1\148  (3.0)
  Arkansas\2\ .........|144 (1.3)|143 (1.3)|144(1.9)|142(1.5)|  154 (1.3)|  113 (2.2)| 118 (5.2)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |127(2.4)|153 (1.4)|\1\139 (11.1)
  California\3\ .......|138 (1.7)|132 (1.5)|136(2.3)|129(1.7)|  150 (1.7)|  120 (5.2)| 117 (1.7)| 147 (4.0)|     ‡   (†) |113(2.3)|145 (2.1)|\1\135  (5.9)
                       |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  Colorado ............|155 (0.9)|---  (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |  ---  (†) |  ---  (†) | ---  (†) | ---  (†) |   ---   (†) |--- (†) |---  (†) |   ---   (†)
  Connecticut .........|155 (1.3)|154 (1.4)|158(1.9)|150(1.5)|  166 (0.9)|  122 (3.2)| 129 (3.0)| 160 (5.0)|     ‡   (†) |125(3.5)|163 (1.3)|\1\147  (6.9)
  Delaware  ...........|142 (0.8)|---  (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |  ---  (†) |  ---  (†) | ---  (†) | ---  (†) |   ---   (†) |--- (†) |---  (†) |   ---   (†)
  District of Columbia |113 (0.7)|---  (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |  ---  (†) |  ---  (†) | ---  (†) | ---  (†) |   ---   (†) |--- (†) |---  (†) |   ---   (†)
  Florida .............|142 (1.6)|---  (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |  ---  (†) |  ---  (†) | ---  (†) | ---  (†) |   ---   (†) |--- (†) |---  (†) |   ---   (†)
                       |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  Georgia .............|142 (1.4)|144 (1.5)|147(1.9)|140(1.4)|  159 (1.7)|  123 (1.5)| 124 (4.1)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |125(1.8)|155 (1.9)|\1\145  (3.5)
  Hawaii ..............|135 (0.7)|132 (1.2)|133(1.6)|131(1.4)|  149 (2.5)|  128 (3.5)| 119 (2.7)| 132 (1.4)|     ‡   (†) |119(2.1)|142 (1.0)|   139  (4.3)
  Idaho\3\ ............|---  (†) |159 (1.1)|162(1.3)|155(1.5)|  162 (1.2)|    ‡  (†) | 135 (2.6)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |149(2.1)|164 (1.1)|   155  (3.9)
  Illinois\3\ .........|---  (†) |150 (1.9)|153(2.6)|148(1.8)|  165 (1.5)|  123 (3.4)| 131 (3.2)| 162 (3.7)|     ‡   (†) |126(2.6)|162 (1.6)|\1\152  (5.5)
  Indiana\3\ ..........|153 (1.4)|156 (1.7)|158(1.8)|154(1.8)|  161 (1.3)|  127 (3.4)| 132 (6.4)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |139(3.9)|161 (1.5)|\1\149  (4.6)
                       |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  Iowa\2\ .............|158 (1.2)|---  (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |  ---   (†)|  ---  (†) | ---  (†) | ---  (†) |   ---   (†) |--- (†) |---  (†) |   ---   (†)
  Kentucky ............|147 (1.2)|152 (1.3)|155(1.7)|148(1.3)|  155 (1.3)|  126 (2.9)|   ‡  (†) |   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |139(1.7)|160 (1.2)|    ‡    (†)
  Louisiana ...........|132 (1.6)|136 (1.7)|138(2.1)|134(1.8)|  154 (1.4)|  113 (2.0)| 119 (4.7)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |122(2.2)|155 (1.8)|\1\133  (4.0)
  Maine\3\ ............|163 (1.0)|160 (1.0)|163(1.3)|157(1.2)|  161 (1.0)|    ‡  (†) |   ‡  (†) |   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |150(2.1)|163 (1.1)|\1\155  (2.6)
  Maryland\2\ .........|145 (1.5)|149 (1.3)|152(1.5)|147(1.4)|  163 (1.1)|  127 (1.7)| 135 (3.3)| 170 (3.2)|     ‡   (†) |127(2.3)|158 (1.3)|\1\138  (4.5)
                       |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  Massachusetts .......|157 (1.4)|161 (1.6)|162(1.8)|160(1.7)|  168 (1.1)|  134 (4.0)| 128 (4.0)| 165 (3.9)|     ‡   (†) |134(3.8)|168 (1.3)|\1\164  (5.9)
  Michigan\2,3\ .......|153 (1.4)|156 (1.7)|158(1.7)|154(2.0)|  164 (1.3)|  120 (3.4)| 137 (4.1)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |134(3.3)|164 (1.6)|\1\152  (4.2)
  Minnesota\3\ ........|159 (1.3)|160 (2.1)|162(2.6)|158(2.4)|  165 (1.3)|  122 (9.0)| 136 (7.0)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |141(5.0)|165 (1.5)|\1\164  (4.5)
  Mississippi .........|133 (1.4)|134 (1.2)|136(1.3)|132(1.4)|  150 (1.3)|  114 (1.2)| 113 (4.6)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |120(1.3)|149 (1.4)|\1\138  (2.9)
  Missouri ............|151 (1.2)|156 (1.1)|159(1.3)|154(1.3)|  162 (1.1)|  125 (2.8)| 141 (4.4)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |140(1.9)|164 (1.2)|\1\153  (4.9)
                       |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  Montana\2,3\ ........|162 (1.2)|165 (1.2)|169(1.5)|161(1.4)|  168 (0.9)|    ‡  (†) | 151 (4.2)|   ‡  (†) |    143 (4.7)|155(2.1)|170 (1.4)|   168  (2.1)
  Nebraska ............|157 (1.0)|157 (1.0)|160(1.4)|154(1.6)|  162 (0.9)|  129 (3.8)| 132 (4.2)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |142(2.2)|162 (1.1)|\1\161  (2.8)
  Nevada ..............|---  (†) |143 (1.1)|145(1.6)|142(1.2)|  154 (0.8)|  125 (3.0)| 126 (2.4)| 148 (2.5)|    134 (4.5)|126(1.9)|150 (0.9)|   144  (4.2)
  New Mexico ..........|141 (1.0)|140 (1.6)|144(2.4)|137(1.4)|  160 (1.5)|    ‡  (†) | 130 (1.9)|   ‡  (†) |    124 (5.3)|130(1.9)|152 (1.6)|   142  (4.1)
  New York\2,3\ .......|146 (1.6)|149 (2.4)|151(2.9)|147(2.3)|  165 (1.7)|  128 (4.1)| 125 (5.6)| 151 (5.4)|     ‡   (†) |132(4.4)|161 (2.3)|   147  (7.1)
                       |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  North Carolina ......|147 (1.2)|147 (1.5)|151(1.6)|144(1.7)|  158 (1.5)|  123 (1.9)| 139 (4.7)| 158 (5.7)|     ‡   (†) |128(1.8)|155 (1.5)|\1\150 (10.6)
  North Dakota ........|162 (0.8)|161 (0.9)|163(1.1)|159(1.2)|  164 (0.9)|    ‡  (†) | 139 (4.5)|   ‡  (†) |    133 (2.7)|149(2.1)|166 (1.0)|   158  (1.4)
  Ohio  ...............|---  (†) |161 (1.5)|164(1.8)|157(1.7)|  165 (1.3)|  131 (3.6)| 147 (4.5)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |144(3.4)|166 (1.4)|\1\151  (6.9)
  Oklahoma ............|---  (†) |149 (1.2)|152(1.6)|146(1.2)|  156 (1.1)|  127 (2.6)| 123 (5.2)|   ‡  (†) |    145 (2.2)|137(2.3)|158 (1.1)|\1\148  (5.2)
  Oregon\3\ ...........|155 (1.6)|154 (1.6)|155(1.9)|153(1.6)|  160 (1.4)|  131 (4.8)| 128 (3.1)| 157 (4.4)|    144 (3.9)|138(2.7)|160 (1.6)|\1\159  (2.1)
                       |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  Rhode Island ........|149 (0.8)|150 (1.3)|152(1.1)|147(2.1)|  156 (0.8)|  128 (3.3)| 127 (5.7)| 143 (4.0)|     ‡   (†) |130(3.3)|158 (0.8)|   136  (4.6)
  South Carolina\2\ ...|139 (1.5)|142 (1.3)|145(1.6)|139(1.5)|  155 (1.7)|  122 (1.5)| 123 (5.2)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |126(1.4)|155 (1.6)|    ‡    (†)
  Tennessee ...........|143 (1.8)|146 (1.5)|149(1.9)|143(1.7)|  155 (1.2)|  118 (2.3)| 123 (6.3)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |129(2.0)|155 (1.7)|\1\147  (6.1)
  Texas ...............|145 (1.8)|144 (1.5)|147(1.7)|141(1.7)|  159 (2.0)|  122 (3.2)| 132 (1.9)| 162 (5.4)|     ‡   (†) |128(1.8)|156 (1.9)|\1\137  (7.7)
  Utah ................|156 (0.8)|155 (0.9)|158(1.5)|153(1.0)|  159 (0.9)|    ‡  (†) | 135 (3.0)| 152 (5.4)|     ‡   (†) |142(2.1)|159 (0.9)|   158  (1.9)
                       |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  Vermont\2,3\ ........|157 (1.0)|161 (0.9)|163(1.2)|159(1.2)|  162 (1.0)|    ‡  (†) |   ‡  (†) |   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |144(2.6)|165 (0.9)|\1\163  (2.2)
  Virginia ............|149 (1.6)|152 (1.2)|156(1.6)|148(1.3)|  161 (1.3)|  130 (1.9)| 138 (3.0)| 169 (3.9)|     ‡   (†) |130(2.3)|159 (1.2)|\1\150  (5.4)
  Washington ..........|150 (1.3)|---  (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |  ---  (†) |  ---  (†) | ---  (†) | ---  (†) |   ---   (†) |--- (†) |---  (†) |   ---   (†)
  West Virginia .......|147 (0.9)|150 (1.1)|153(1.4)|147(1.2)|  151 (1.1)|  125 (3.6)|   ‡  (†) |   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |138(1.5)|158 (1.0)|\1\151  (5.0)
  Wisconsin\2\ ........|160 (1.7)|---  (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |  ---  (†) |  ---  (†) | ---  (†) | ---  (†) |   ---   (†) |--- (†) |---  (†) |   ---   (†)
  Wyoming .............|158 (0.6)|158 (1.0)|159(1.4)|156(1.2)|  161 (0.8)|    ‡  (†) | 139 (3.1)|   ‡  (†) |\1\ 141 (4.4)|147(2.2)|161 (0.9)|\1\159  (3.6)
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Department of Defense  |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  dependents schools   |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  Domestic schools ....|153 (1.1)|159 (1.2)|160(1.8)|157(1.7)|  169 (2.0)|  140 (2.6)| 156 (2.7)|   ‡  (†) |     ‡   (†) |153(2.1)|163 (1.6)|   158  (3.4)
  Overseas schools ....|155 (0.7)|159 (0.8)|162(1.3)|156(1.0)|  168 (1.1)|  142 (1.5)| 153 (2.5)| 160 (2.1)|     ‡   (†) |155(2.4)|161 (1.0)|   158  (1.4)
                       |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
Other jurisdictions    |         |         |        |        |           |           |          |          |             |        |         |
  American Samoa ......|---  (†) | 72 (2.3)| 70(3.8)| 75(3.2)|   ‡   (†) |    ‡  (†) |  55 (3.7)|  90 (3.8)|     ‡   (†) | 72(2.3)|  ‡  (†) |    ‡    (†)
  Guam ................|120 (1.1)|114 (4.5)|116(4.7)|112(4.7)|   ‡   (†) |    ‡  (†) |  97 (9.2)| 119 (2.7)|     ‡   (†) | 96(7.5)|119 (2.9)|   104 (12.8)
_______________________|_________|_________|________|________|___________|___________|__________|__________|_____________|________|_________|_____________
---Not available.
†Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met.
\1\The nature of the sample does not allow accurate determination of the variability of the statistic.
\2\Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school sample participation rates in 1996. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias.
\3\Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school sample participation rates in 2000. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias.
NOTE: Excludes persons not enrolled in school and those who were unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability (and the accommodations provided were not sufficient to enable the test to properly reflect the students' science proficiency). Scale ranges from 0 to 300. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP 1996 Science Report Card for the Nation and the States; and unpublished tabulations, NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/), retrieved April 2002. (This table was prepared May 2002).


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