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Average science scale scores by type of school location, grades 4, 8, and 12 (public and nonpublic schools combined): 2000

Average Science Scale Scores by Type of School Location, Grades 4, 8, and 12: 2000


View complete data with standard errors
for grade 4, grade 8, and grade 12.

 


NOTE: Results from 1996 are not available for this variable.
Results are based on administration procedures that did not permit accommodations.
SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.


Major Findings

  • At grades 4 and 8, students in central city locations had lower average scores than students in urban fringe/large town or rural/small town locations.
  • At grade 12, there was no statistically significant relationship between school location and student performance.

See the achievement-level results by type of school location.

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Last updated 16 November 2001 (CLH)