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| Table 149. | Average science scale score for 8th-graders in public schools, by selected student characteristics and state or jurisdiction: 1996, 2000, and 2005 |
| State or jurisdiction | Average scale score | Sex, 2005 | Race/ethnicity, 2005 | National School Lunch Program eligibility, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19961 | 2000 | 2005 | Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | Eligible | Not eligible | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 148 | (0.9) | 148 | (1.1) | 147 | (0.3) | 149 | (0.4) | 145 | (0.4) | 159 | 0.3 | 123 | (0.4) | 127 | (0.5) | 155 | (0.9) | 134 | (1.5) | 130 | (0.3) | 158 | (0.3) | |||||||
| Alabama | 139 | (1.6) | 143 | 2 | (1.7) | 138 | (1.3) | 138 | (1.6) | 137 | (1.4) | 152 | (1.3) | 114 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 123 | (1.5) | 152 | (1.4) | ||||||
| Alaska | 153 | 3 | (1.3) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Arizona | 145 | 2 | (1.6) | 145 | 2,4 | (1.3) | 140 | (0.9) | 141 | (1.1) | 139 | (1.2) | 156 | (1.0) | 125 | (3.5) | 123 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | 121 | (3.0) | 124 | (1.2) | 152 | (1.4) | |||||
| Arkansas | 144 | 3 | (1.3) | 142 | (1.2) | 144 | (1.0) | 146 | (1.3) | 142 | (1.1) | 155 | (0.9) | 113 | (1.3) | 136 | (4.0) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 131 | (1.3) | 157 | (0.9) | ||||||
| California | 138 | (1.7) | 129 | 2,4 | (1.8) | 136 | (0.7) | 138 | (0.8) | 135 | (0.8) | 154 | (0.9) | 120 | (1.5) | 122 | (0.8) | 152 | (1.8) | 132 | (5.2) | 121 | (0.9) | 150 | (0.7) | ||||||
| Colorado | 155 | (0.9) | — | (†) | 155 | (1.3) | 158 | (1.4) | 152 | (1.6) | 166 | (1.1) | 133 | (3.7) | 134 | (2.0) | 158 | (4.4) | ‡ | (†) | 135 | (1.9) | 164 | (1.2) | |||||||
| Connecticut | 155 | (1.3) | 153 | (1.6) | 152 | (1.0) | 153 | (1.6) | 151 | (1.1) | 163 | (0.9) | 124 | (2.2) | 123 | (2.7) | 163 | (3.6) | ‡ | (†) | 127 | (1.7) | 161 | (1.0) | |||||||
| Delaware | 142 | 2 | (0.8) | — | (†) | 152 | (0.6) | 154 | (0.7) | 150 | (1.0) | 162 | (0.6) | 134 | (1.1) | 136 | (2.4) | 165 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | 136 | (1.0) | 158 | (0.7) | ||||||
| District of Columbia | 113 | (0.7) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||||
| Florida | 142 | (1.6) | — | (†) | 141 | (1.2) | 142 | (1.2) | 140 | (1.4) | 155 | (1.1) | 118 | (1.5) | 131 | (2.0) | 149 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | 128 | (1.2) | 152 | (1.2) | |||||||
| Georgia | 142 | (1.4) | 142 | (1.6) | 144 | (1.1) | 145 | (1.4) | 142 | (1.2) | 159 | (1.4) | 125 | (1.3) | 127 | (3.6) | 163 | (5.9) | ‡ | (†) | 127 | (1.0) | 158 | (1.3) | |||||||
| Hawaii | 135 | (0.7) | 130 | 2 | (1.4) | 136 | (0.8) | 138 | (1.4) | 135 | (0.9) | 152 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | 131 | (3.9) | 133 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) | 124 | (1.2) | 146 | (0.9) | ||||||
| Idaho | — | (†) | 158 | 4 | (1.0) | 158 | (1.0) | 161 | (1.4) | 154 | (1.0) | 161 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 131 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 147 | (1.2) | 164 | (1.1) | ||||||
| Illinois | — | (†) | 148 | 4 | (1.7) | 148 | (1.1) | 150 | (1.4) | 146 | (1.2) | 161 | (1.2) | 120 | (1.5) | 130 | (1.7) | 164 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) | 128 | (1.2) | 161 | (1.2) | ||||||
| Indiana | 153 | (1.4) | 154 | 2,4 | (1.4) | 150 | (1.3) | 154 | (1.4) | 147 | (1.7) | 156 | (1.3) | 119 | (2.1) | 131 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 135 | (2.0) | 159 | (1.4) | ||||||
| Iowa | 158 | 3 | (1.2) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Kansas | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||||
| Kentucky | 147 | 2 | (1.2) | 150 | 2 | (1.2) | 153 | (0.9) | 154 | (1.3) | 151 | (1.0) | 155 | (0.9) | 130 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 145 | (1.4) | 159 | (1.2) | |||||
| Louisiana | 132 | 2 | (1.6) | 134 | 2 | (1.5) | 138 | (1.5) | 141 | (1.7) | 136 | (1.6) | 153 | (1.3) | 120 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 127 | (1.4) | 153 | (1.4) | |||||
| Maine | 163 | 2 | (1.0) | 158 | 4 | (0.9) | 158 | (0.7) | 159 | (1.0) | 156 | (1.1) | 158 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 150 | (1.2) | 161 | (0.8) | |||||
| Maryland | 145 | 3 | (1.5) | 146 | (1.4) | 145 | (1.4) | 145 | (1.7) | 144 | (1.6) | 160 | (1.3) | 123 | (1.8) | 132 | (6.1) | 165 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) | 122 | (2.4) | 155 | (1.3) | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 157 | 2 | (1.4) | 158 | 2 | (1.1) | 161 | (1.0) | 162 | (1.2) | 160 | (1.2) | 168 | (1.0) | 133 | (2.2) | 133 | (2.2) | 166 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | 142 | (2.1) | 168 | (1.2) | |||||
| Michigan | 153 | 3 | (1.4) | 155 | 4 | (1.8) | 155 | (1.2) | 156 | (1.6) | 154 | (1.4) | 163 | (1.2) | 128 | (2.3) | 132 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 140 | (1.9) | 161 | (1.3) | |||||
| Minnesota | 159 | (1.3) | 159 | 4 | (1.2) | 158 | (1.1) | 161 | (1.5) | 155 | (1.3) | 166 | (0.9) | 120 | (2.6) | 133 | (4.3) | 137 | (2.7) | ‡ | (†) | 139 | (1.5) | 166 | (1.1) | ||||||
| Mississippi | 133 | (1.4) | 134 | (1.2) | 132 | (1.2) | 135 | (1.5) | 130 | (1.3) | 150 | (1.0) | 114 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 121 | (1.3) | 151 | (1.1) | |||||||
| Missouri | 151 | (1.2) | 154 | (1.2) | 154 | (1.2) | 157 | (1.3) | 151 | (1.4) | 161 | (0.9) | 124 | (2.8) | 150 | (4.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 140 | (2.1) | 162 | (1.3) | |||||||
| Montana | 162 | 3 | (1.2) | 164 | 4 | (1.4) | 162 | (0.8) | 162 | (1.2) | 161 | (1.0) | 165 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 135 | (2.6) | 149 | (1.4) | 168 | (0.7) | |||||
| Nebraska | 157 | (1.0) | 158 | (1.4) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||||
| Nevada | ‡ | (†) | 141 | 2 | (1.0) | 138 | (0.9) | 139 | (1.1) | 138 | (1.3) | 150 | (1.0) | 115 | (2.4) | 122 | (1.3) | 150 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | 124 | (1.3) | 146 | (1.0) | ||||||
| New Hampshire | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | 162 | (0.9) | 163 | (1.1) | 161 | (1.1) | 163 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 149 | (1.7) | 165 | (0.9) | |||||||
| New Jersey | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | 153 | (1.2) | 157 | (1.6) | 150 | (1.3) | 165 | (1.1) | 131 | (2.6) | 133 | (1.9) | 172 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) | 131 | (1.9) | 162 | (1.2) | |||||||
| New Mexico | 141 | 2 | (1.0) | 139 | (1.5) | 138 | (0.9) | 141 | (1.2) | 135 | (1.3) | 157 | (1.3) | 129 | (4.5) | 129 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 124 | (1.5) | 129 | (1.0) | 153 | (1.4) | ||||||
| New York | 146 | 3 | (1.6) | 145 | 4 | (2.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
| North Carolina | 147 | (1.2) | 145 | (1.4) | 144 | (1.0) | 145 | (1.3) | 143 | (1.1) | 155 | (0.8) | 122 | (1.6) | 132 | (3.2) | 157 | (9.9) | ‡ | (†) | 129 | (1.3) | 154 | (1.0) | |||||||
| North Dakota | 162 | (0.8) | 159 | 2 | (1.1) | 163 | (0.6) | 165 | (0.9) | 161 | (0.9) | 166 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 137 | (3.2) | 151 | (1.5) | 168 | (0.6) | ||||||
| Ohio | — | (†) | 159 | (1.5) | 155 | (1.2) | 157 | (1.7) | 154 | (1.3) | 162 | (1.0) | 124 | (3.3) | 142 | (5.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 134 | (1.8) | 165 | (1.0) | |||||||
| Oklahoma | — | (†) | 149 | (1.1) | 147 | (1.3) | 149 | (1.4) | 144 | (1.5) | 155 | (1.1) | 120 | (2.7) | 132 | (3.1) | ‡ | (†) | 139 | (2.2) | 137 | (1.5) | 156 | (1.2) | |||||||
| Oregon | 155 | (1.6) | 154 | 4 | (1.3) | 153 | (1.0) | 155 | (1.4) | 152 | (1.3) | 159 | (0.9) | 127 | (5.5) | 129 | (3.1) | 154 | (4.6) | ‡ | (†) | 141 | (1.8) | 160 | (1.2) | ||||||
| Pennsylvania | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||||
| Rhode Island | 149 | 2 | (0.8) | 148 | (0.9) | 146 | (0.7) | 149 | (0.9) | 144 | (0.9) | 156 | (0.7) | 122 | (2.2) | 115 | (1.8) | 141 | (4.7) | ‡ | (†) | 127 | (1.3) | 155 | (0.8) | ||||||
| South Carolina | 139 | 2,3 | (1.5) | 140 | 2 | (1.4) | 145 | (1.1) | 146 | (1.5) | 144 | (1.2) | 159 | (1.3) | 127 | (1.4) | 130 | (5.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 131 | (1.2) | 158 | (1.2) | |||||
| South Dakota | — | (†) | — | (†) | 161 | (0.7) | 164 | (1.0) | 158 | (0.9) | 165 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 133 | (2.7) | 149 | (1.3) | 168 | (0.8) | |||||||
| Tennessee | 143 | (1.8) | 145 | (1.5) | 145 | (1.2) | 146 | (1.5) | 144 | (1.4) | 153 | (1.0) | 119 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 131 | (1.5) | 156 | (1.3) | |||||||
| Texas | 145 | (1.8) | 143 | (1.7) | 143 | (0.8) | 145 | (1.1) | 141 | (0.9) | 160 | (0.9) | 125 | (1.5) | 131 | (1.1) | 161 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) | 129 | (1.0) | 156 | (1.0) | |||||||
| Utah | 156 | 2 | (0.8) | 154 | (1.0) | 154 | (0.7) | 155 | (1.1) | 152 | (0.9) | 158 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 130 | (2.4) | 139 | (3.9) | ‡ | (†) | 142 | (1.2) | 160 | (0.9) | ||||||
| Vermont | 157 | 2,3 | (1.0) | 159 | 2,4 | (1.0) | 162 | (0.6) | 163 | (0.9) | 161 | (0.8) | 162 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 150 | (1.3) | 166 | (0.6) | |||||
| Virginia | 149 | 2 | (1.6) | 151 | 2 | (1.0) | 155 | (1.1) | 157 | (1.3) | 153 | (1.2) | 165 | (1.1) | 133 | (1.6) | 141 | (2.7) | 161 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) | 136 | (1.4) | 163 | (1.1) | |||||
| Washington | 150 | 2 | (1.3) | — | (†) | 154 | (0.8) | 155 | (1.2) | 153 | (1.0) | 160 | (0.8) | 137 | (3.1) | 128 | (3.2) | 149 | (2.6) | 135 | (5.8) | 140 | (1.4) | 161 | (0.9) | ||||||
| West Virginia | 147 | (0.9) | 146 | (1.1) | 147 | (0.8) | 150 | (1.0) | 144 | (0.9) | 148 | (0.7) | 128 | (3.3) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 137 | (0.9) | 156 | (0.9) | |||||||
| Wisconsin | 160 | 3 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) | 158 | (1.0) | 160 | (1.3) | 156 | (1.2) | 165 | (0.8) | 120 | (3.1) | 133 | (3.1) | 153 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | 137 | (2.1) | 165 | (0.9) | ||||||
| Wyoming | 158 | (0.6) | 156 | 2 | (1.0) | 159 | (0.6) | 161 | (1.0) | 157 | (0.9) | 161 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | 145 | (2.3) | ‡ | (†) | 145 | (4.5) | 148 | (1.2) | 164 | (0.7) | ||||||
| Department of Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dependents schools5 | 155 | 2 | (0.6) | 158 | 2 | (0.7) | 160 | (0.7) | 162 | (1.1) | 158 | (1.0) | 168 | (0.9) | 143 | (0.7) | 160 | (1.9) | 161 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Other jurisdictions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American Samoa | — | (†) | 74 | (4.2) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||||
| Guam | 120 | (1.1) | 114 | (1.8) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||||
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Significantly different from 2005 when only one jurisdiction or the nation is being examined. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 1996. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school participation in 2000. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Before 2005, Department of Defense domestic and overseas schools were separate jurisdictions in NAEP. Data for 1996 and 2000 were recalculated for comparability. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Excludes persons not enrolled in school and those who were unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability (if sample not tested with accommodations or if the accommodations provided in 2000 and 2005 were not sufficient to enable the test to properly reflect the students' science proficiency). Scale ranges from 0 to 300. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), NAEP 1996 Science Report Card for the Nation and the States, The Nation's Report Card: Science 2005, and the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/, retrieved on December 4, 2006). (This table was prepared December 2006.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
