Average science scale scores by race/ethnicity, grades 4, 8, and 12 (public and nonpublic schools combined): 1996 and 2000

Significantly different from 2000.
Special analyses raised concerns about the accuracy and precision of national grade 4 Asian/Pacific Islander results in 2000. As a result, they are omitted from this figure. (See technical notes (291K PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader required).)
NOTE: Results are based on administration procedures that did not permit accommodations.
SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.

Major Findings

• At grade 4, there were no statistically significant changes from 1996 to 2000 in students' average scores among any of the racial/ethnic subgroups.
• At grade 8, the average score for American Indian students was lower in 2000 than in 1996. The apparent changes in scores among other racial/ethnic subgroups were not statistically significant.
• At grade 12, White students had a lower average score in 2000 than in 1996. The apparent changes in scores among other racial/ethnic subgroups were not statistically significant.

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Last updated 16 November 2001 (CLH)