Score differences by race/ethnicity, grades 4, 8, and 12 (public and nonpublic schools combined): 1996 and 2000

NOTE: The gaps were calculated by subtracting the unrounded average score of Black or Hispanic students from that of White students.
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 all three grades in 2000, White students had higher scores, on average, than Black or Hispanic students.
• The large gaps between subgroups' performance have remained relatively unchanged since 1996.

See national science achievement-level results by race/ethnicity for grade 4, grade 8, and grade 12.

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Last updated 12 November 2001 (CLH)