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| Table 4.4a. Average science scale scores, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2000 and 2005 |
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| Grade and year | Total1 | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th grade | ||||||
| 2000 | 147 | 159 | 122 | 122 | ‡ | 135 |
| 2005 | 151 | 162 | 129 | 133 | 158 | 138 |
| 8th grade | ||||||
| 2000 | 149 | 161 | 121 | 127 | 153 | 147 |
| 2005 | 149 | 160 | 124 | 129 | 156 | 128 |
| 12th grade | ||||||
| 2000 | 146 | 153 | 122 | 128 | 149 | 151 |
| 2005 | 147 | 156 | 120 | 128 | 153 | 139 |
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. |
| 1 Total includes race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. |
| NOTE: Scale score ranges from 0 to 300. For a discussion of the science scale score definitions, please see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/scale.asp. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 and 2005 Science Assessments, retrieved January 30, 2008, from http://www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde. |
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