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| Table 169. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science scale scores of 8th-grade public school students, by race/ethnicity and state: 2009 and 2011 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| State | 2009 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total, all students | Race/ethnicity | Total, all students | Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| United States | 149 | (0.3) | 161 | (0.2) | 125 | (0.4) | 131 | (0.6) | 159 | (1.0) | 151 | (0.2) | 163 | (0.2) | 128 | (0.5) | 136 | (0.5) | 159 | (1.2) |
| Alabama | 139 | (1.1) | 152 | (1.1) | 115 | (1.8) | 129 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | 140 | (1.4) | 152 | (1.3) | 118 | (1.4) | 136 | (3.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| Alaska | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 153 | (0.7) | 166 | (0.9) | 133 | (3.2) | 147 | (2.7) | 145 | (2.2) |
| Arizona | 141 | (1.3) | 157 | (1.3) | 126 | (3.2) | 127 | (1.5) | 159 | (5.5) | 144 | (1.3) | 158 | (1.3) | 128 | (2.9) | 132 | (1.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| Arkansas | 144 | (1.3) | 154 | (0.9) | 111 | (2.1) | 134 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) | 148 | (1.1) | 158 | (1.0) | 119 | (2.1) | 138 | (2.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| California | 137 | (1.4) | 157 | (2.0) | 122 | (2.8) | 122 | (1.3) | 154 | (2.2) | 140 | (1.3) | 159 | (1.6) | 124 | (3.4) | 128 | (1.4) | 157 | (2.8) |
| Colorado | 156 | (1.0) | 166 | (1.0) | 135 | (3.7) | 137 | (1.6) | 161 | (3.7) | 161 | (1.3) | 171 | (1.4) | 149 | (3.7) | 141 | (1.8) | 162 | (4.5) |
| Connecticut | 155 | (0.9) | 164 | (0.8) | 126 | (2.3) | 128 | (1.8) | 169 | (3.5) | 155 | (1.1) | 165 | (1.0) | 128 | (2.3) | 129 | (2.5) | 170 | (4.2) |
| Delaware | 148 | (0.6) | 159 | (0.9) | 133 | (1.0) | 141 | (2.2) | 160 | (4.3) | 150 | (0.6) | 161 | (0.8) | 134 | (1.3) | 139 | (2.0) | 168 | (3.3) |
| District of Columbia | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 112 | (1.0) | 174 | (3.3) | 107 | (1.1) | 116 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| Florida | 146 | (1.0) | 158 | (1.4) | 126 | (1.4) | 139 | (1.2) | 163 | (4.1) | 148 | (1.1) | 161 | (1.1) | 127 | (2.0) | 144 | (1.5) | 161 | (4.5) |
| Georgia | 147 | (1.0) | 161 | (1.2) | 129 | (1.3) | 137 | (2.2) | 172 | (2.7) | 151 | (1.4) | 166 | (1.6) | 133 | (1.8) | 143 | (3.1) | 168 | (3.9) |
| Hawaii | 139 | (0.7) | 153 | (1.5) | 133 | (5.0) | 148 | (4.3) | 136 | (1.0) | 142 | (0.7) | 157 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) | 144 | (3.3) | 139 | (0.9) |
| Idaho | 158 | (0.9) | 162 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 137 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 159 | (0.7) | 163 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 139 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| Illinois | 148 | (1.4) | 162 | (1.2) | 118 | (1.5) | 131 | (1.5) | 167 | (3.2) | 147 | (1.0) | 161 | (1.1) | 120 | (1.9) | 135 | (1.2) | 163 | (4.4) |
| Indiana | 152 | (1.2) | 159 | (1.0) | 126 | (3.9) | 135 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | 153 | (0.9) | 160 | (1.0) | 125 | (2.7) | 136 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| Iowa | 156 | (0.9) | 160 | (0.8) | 127 | (3.5) | 133 | (3.2) | ‡ | (†) | 157 | (0.8) | 161 | (0.8) | 128 | (3.7) | 143 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| Kansas | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 156 | (0.8) | 163 | (0.8) | 129 | (3.2) | 134 | (2.1) | 156 | (5.2) |
| Kentucky | 156 | (0.8) | 159 | (0.9) | 137 | (1.8) | 145 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | 157 | (0.8) | 160 | (0.9) | 135 | (1.7) | 149 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) |
| Louisiana | 139 | (1.7) | 155 | (1.5) | 120 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 143 | (1.7) | 156 | (1.6) | 125 | (2.1) | 142 | (5.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| Maine | 158 | (0.8) | 159 | (0.8) | 126 | (4.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 160 | (0.5) | 160 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Maryland | 148 | (1.1) | 164 | (1.2) | 127 | (1.5) | 136 | (2.8) | 169 | (2.5) | 152 | (1.2) | 167 | (1.2) | 131 | (1.8) | 142 | (2.2) | 164 | (4.3) |
| Massachusetts | 160 | (1.1) | 167 | (1.1) | 132 | (2.6) | 131 | (2.7) | 168 | (4.1) | 161 | (1.1) | 169 | (1.1) | 133 | (4.3) | 130 | (2.6) | 170 | (4.1) |
| Michigan | 153 | (1.4) | 162 | (1.0) | 121 | (2.1) | 139 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | 157 | (1.0) | 165 | (0.8) | 124 | (2.8) | 146 | (3.3) | 166 | (6.9) |
| Minnesota | 159 | (1.0) | 166 | (0.9) | 128 | (2.8) | 132 | (3.7) | 141 | (3.0) | 161 | (1.0) | 168 | (1.0) | 129 | (2.5) | 137 | (4.0) | 149 | (3.9) |
| Mississippi | 132 | (1.2) | 150 | (1.2) | 114 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 137 | (1.3) | 156 | (1.1) | 119 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Missouri | 156 | (1.1) | 161 | (0.9) | 129 | (2.5) | 150 | (3.8) | 167 | (4.7) | 156 | (1.1) | 162 | (0.8) | 130 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Montana | 162 | (0.7) | 166 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 155 | (3.3) | ‡ | (†) | 163 | (0.7) | 167 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Nebraska | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 157 | (0.7) | 164 | (0.7) | 126 | (3.5) | 135 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) |
| Nevada | 141 | (0.7) | 153 | (0.9) | 127 | (2.4) | 129 | (1.0) | 148 | (2.4) | 144 | (0.8) | 157 | (1.3) | 123 | (3.3) | 133 | (1.1) | 154 | (2.6) |
| New Hampshire | 160 | (0.8) | 161 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 131 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | 162 | (0.7) | 164 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | 137 | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| New Jersey | 155 | (1.5) | 165 | (1.0) | 127 | (3.3) | 138 | (2.7) | 174 | (2.6) | 155 | (1.2) | 166 | (1.2) | 131 | (2.5) | 134 | (1.9) | 173 | (2.8) |
| New Mexico | 143 | (1.4) | 163 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 135 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 145 | (0.8) | 161 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 139 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| New York | 149 | (1.2) | 164 | (1.0) | 123 | (1.8) | 125 | (1.7) | 161 | (2.3) | 149 | (1.0) | 163 | (1.3) | 130 | (2.2) | 129 | (1.7) | 154 | (2.6) |
| North Carolina | 144 | (1.3) | 158 | (1.3) | 121 | (1.6) | 132 | (2.3) | 165 | (7.1) | 148 | (1.1) | 160 | (1.1) | 125 | (1.8) | 138 | (2.4) | 160 | (6.5) |
| North Dakota | 162 | (0.5) | 166 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 164 | (0.7) | 168 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Ohio | 158 | (1.0) | 164 | (0.9) | 126 | (2.1) | 140 | (4.6) | ‡ | (†) | 158 | (1.0) | 165 | (1.0) | 132 | (2.6) | 151 | (5.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| Oklahoma | 146 | (0.9) | 155 | (1.0) | 124 | (2.6) | 127 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) | 148 | (1.1) | 156 | (1.0) | 126 | (3.6) | 135 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| Oregon | 154 | (1.0) | 160 | (1.1) | 135 | (4.1) | 130 | (1.8) | 160 | (3.5) | 155 | (0.9) | 162 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 135 | (1.4) | 159 | (4.3) |
| Pennsylvania | 154 | (1.1) | 162 | (0.9) | 123 | (2.0) | 121 | (4.4) | 159 | (4.1) | 151 | (1.3) | 163 | (0.9) | 120 | (2.3) | 118 | (4.8) | 163 | (4.9) |
| Rhode Island | 146 | (0.6) | 155 | (0.8) | 125 | (2.6) | 119 | (1.9) | 146 | (5.3) | 149 | (0.7) | 161 | (0.7) | 122 | (3.4) | 120 | (1.9) | 151 | (4.6) |
| South Carolina | 143 | (1.6) | 158 | (1.1) | 124 | (1.7) | 129 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | 149 | (1.0) | 163 | (1.0) | 128 | (1.6) | 139 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) |
| South Dakota | 161 | (0.6) | 165 | (0.6) | 141 | (5.5) | 135 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | 162 | (0.5) | 166 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | 151 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| Tennessee | 148 | (1.2) | 157 | (0.9) | 122 | (2.0) | 139 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | 150 | (1.0) | 160 | (0.9) | 121 | (1.6) | 137 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| Texas | 150 | (1.2) | 167 | (1.4) | 133 | (2.5) | 141 | (1.5) | 170 | (3.6) | 153 | (1.0) | 167 | (1.2) | 137 | (2.3) | 146 | (1.3) | 172 | (4.3) |
| Utah | 158 | (1.0) | 164 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 129 | (1.7) | 147 | (3.9) | 161 | (0.8) | 167 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 137 | (2.0) | 153 | (4.7) |
| Vermont | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 163 | (0.8) | 164 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Virginia | 156 | (1.1) | 166 | (1.1) | 135 | (2.0) | 144 | (2.2) | 168 | (3.1) | 160 | (1.0) | 169 | (1.3) | 138 | (1.7) | 145 | (2.8) | 172 | (2.4) |
| Washington | 155 | (1.0) | 161 | (1.1) | 135 | (3.7) | 132 | (2.3) | 157 | (3.0) | 156 | (0.9) | 163 | (1.0) | 133 | (3.1) | 141 | (2.5) | 156 | (2.8) |
| West Virginia | 145 | (0.8) | 146 | (0.8) | 127 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 149 | (1.0) | 150 | (1.0) | 136 | (2.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Wisconsin | 157 | (0.9) | 165 | (0.8) | 120 | (1.5) | 134 | (3.9) | 152 | (3.5) | 159 | (1.0) | 166 | (0.9) | 121 | (3.1) | 140 | (4.8) | 149 | (4.7) |
| Wyoming | 158 | (0.7) | 162 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 137 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) | 160 | (0.5) | 164 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | 143 | (2.0) | ‡ | (†) |
| Department of Defense | ||||||||||||||||||||
| dependents schools | 162 | (0.7) | 170 | (1.0) | 144 | (1.4) | 155 | (2.0) | 160 | (2.3) | 161 | (0.8) | 169 | (1.1) | 143 | (2.2) | 158 | (2.5) | 155 | (3.2) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 300. Includes students tested with accommodations (10 percent of all students in 2009 and 9 percent of all students in 2011); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 percent of all students in both years). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2011 Science Assessment, retrieved August 12, 2012, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared August 2012.) |
