Table E-19-1. Percentage distribution of students at National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science achievement levels, by race/ethnicity, sex, grade, and achievement level: 2009
Grade and achievement level |
Total1 |
|
Race/ethnicity |
|
White |
|
Black |
|
Hispanic |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander2 |
|
American Indian/Alaska Native |
|
Two or more races |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
4th grade |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Below Basic |
28 |
27 |
28 |
|
13 |
13 |
14 |
|
53 |
54 |
53 |
|
47 |
46 |
48 |
|
19 |
20 |
19 |
|
43 |
43 |
44 |
|
— |
— |
— |
At or above Basic |
72 |
73 |
72 |
|
87 |
87 |
86 |
|
47 |
46 |
47 |
|
53 |
54 |
52 |
|
81 |
80 |
81 |
|
57 |
57 |
56 |
|
— |
— |
— |
At or above Proficient |
34 |
35 |
32 |
|
47 |
49 |
45 |
|
11 |
10 |
11 |
|
14 |
15 |
13 |
|
45 |
44 |
45 |
|
17 |
17 |
17 |
|
— |
— |
— |
At Advanced |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
# |
# |
# |
|
# |
# |
# |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
# |
# |
# |
|
— |
— |
— |
8th grade |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Below Basic |
37 |
35 |
38 |
|
22 |
21 |
24 |
|
67 |
67 |
67 |
|
57 |
54 |
61 |
|
27 |
26 |
28 |
|
52 |
47 |
57 |
|
— |
— |
— |
At or above Basic |
63 |
65 |
62 |
|
78 |
79 |
76 |
|
33 |
33 |
33 |
|
43 |
46 |
39 |
|
73 |
74 |
72 |
|
48 |
53 |
43 |
|
— |
— |
— |
At or above Proficient |
30 |
34 |
27 |
|
42 |
46 |
37 |
|
8 |
9 |
8 |
|
12 |
15 |
10 |
|
41 |
44 |
37 |
|
17 |
22 |
12 |
|
— |
— |
— |
At Advanced |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
# |
# |
# |
|
# |
# |
# |
|
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
# |
# |
# |
|
— |
— |
— |
12th grade |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Below Basic |
40 |
37 |
42 |
|
28 |
26 |
31 |
|
71 |
69 |
73 |
|
58 |
53 |
63 |
|
27 |
29 |
26 |
|
47 |
‡ |
‡ |
|
— |
— |
— |
At or above Basic |
60 |
63 |
58 |
|
72 |
74 |
69 |
|
29 |
31 |
27 |
|
42 |
47 |
37 |
|
73 |
71 |
74 |
|
53 |
‡ |
‡ |
|
— |
— |
— |
At or above Proficient |
21 |
24 |
18 |
|
27 |
32 |
22 |
|
4 |
5 |
4 |
|
8 |
11 |
6 |
|
36 |
32 |
39 |
|
13 |
‡ |
‡ |
|
— |
— |
— |
At Advanced |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
# |
# |
# |
|
# |
1 |
# |
|
4 |
5 |
4 |
|
# |
‡ |
‡ |
|
— |
— |
— |
— Not available. |
# Rounds to zero. |
‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases). |
1Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately in the table. |
2Separate estimates for Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders were not available. |
NOTE: NAEP achievement levels define what students should know and be able to do. Basic denotes partial mastery of knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at a given grade. Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. Advanced signifies superior performance. NAEP reports data on student race/ethnicity based on information obtained from school rosters. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment, NAEP Data Explorer. |