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| Table 151. | Average science scale scores of 4th- and 8th-grade public school students, by race/ethnicity and state: 2009 |
| State | Grade 4 | Grade 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, all students | Race/ethnicity | Total, all students | Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||
| White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander |
White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| United States | 149 | (0.3) | 162 | (0.3) | 127 | (0.4) | 130 | (0.5) | 160 | (1.2) | 149 | (0.3) | 161 | (0.2) | 125 | (0.4) | 131 | (0.6) | 159 | (1.0) |
| Alabama | 143 | (1.2) | 155 | (1.1) | 121 | (1.6) | 125 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) | 139 | (1.1) | 152 | (1.1) | 115 | (1.8) | 129 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| Alaska | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Arizona | 138 | (1.2) | 155 | (1.2) | 129 | (4.0) | 124 | (1.7) | 156 | (4.1) | 141 | (1.3) | 157 | (1.3) | 126 | (3.2) | 127 | (1.5) | 159 | (5.5) |
| Arkansas | 146 | (1.2) | 157 | (1.1) | 117 | (1.8) | 136 | (3.2) | 152 | (5.0) | 144 | (1.3) | 154 | (0.9) | 111 | (2.1) | 134 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) |
| California | 136 | (1.6) | 157 | (2.3) | 122 | (3.3) | 121 | (1.5) | 160 | (3.9) | 137 | (1.4) | 157 | (2.0) | 122 | (2.8) | 122 | (1.3) | 154 | (2.2) |
| Colorado | 155 | (1.2) | 166 | (1.2) | 128 | (4.3) | 134 | (1.8) | 162 | (3.5) | 156 | (1.0) | 166 | (1.0) | 135 | (3.7) | 137 | (1.6) | 161 | (3.7) |
| Connecticut | 156 | (1.1) | 167 | (0.8) | 129 | (2.5) | 128 | (2.1) | 164 | (3.7) | 155 | (0.9) | 164 | (0.8) | 126 | (2.3) | 128 | (1.8) | 169 | (3.5) |
| Delaware | 153 | (0.5) | 166 | (0.7) | 135 | (1.2) | 142 | (1.8) | 169 | (3.7) | 148 | (0.6) | 159 | (0.9) | 133 | (1.0) | 141 | (2.2) | 160 | (4.3) |
| District of Columbia | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Florida | 151 | (1.1) | 163 | (1.5) | 131 | (1.4) | 144 | (1.3) | 158 | (3.8) | 146 | (1.0) | 158 | (1.4) | 126 | (1.4) | 139 | (1.2) | 163 | (4.1) |
| Georgia | 144 | (1.1) | 159 | (1.2) | 126 | (1.7) | 133 | (2.5) | 167 | (3.5) | 147 | (1.0) | 161 | (1.2) | 129 | (1.3) | 137 | (2.2) | 172 | (2.7) |
| Hawaii | 140 | (1.2) | 159 | (2.4) | 134 | (4.8) | 134 | (5.9) | 138 | (1.2) | 139 | (0.7) | 153 | (1.5) | 133 | (5.0) | 148 | (4.3) | 136 | (1.0) |
| Idaho | 154 | (0.9) | 159 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 128 | (1.7) | 156 | (4.7) | 158 | (0.9) | 162 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 137 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| Illinois | 148 | (1.3) | 164 | (1.2) | 120 | (1.7) | 129 | (1.9) | 166 | (3.2) | 148 | (1.4) | 162 | (1.2) | 118 | (1.5) | 131 | (1.5) | 167 | (3.2) |
| Indiana | 153 | (1.0) | 158 | (1.0) | 129 | (2.2) | 136 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) | 152 | (1.2) | 159 | (1.0) | 126 | (3.9) | 135 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| Iowa | 157 | (0.9) | 161 | (0.9) | 130 | (4.4) | 134 | (1.8) | 156 | (5.1) | 156 | (0.9) | 160 | (0.8) | 127 | (3.5) | 133 | (3.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| Kansas | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Kentucky | 161 | (1.1) | 164 | (1.1) | 135 | (1.9) | 150 | (4.0) | 172 | (5.3) | 156 | (0.8) | 159 | (0.9) | 137 | (1.8) | 145 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| Louisiana | 141 | (1.4) | 159 | (1.3) | 123 | (1.8) | 144 | (4.5) | ‡ | (†) | 139 | (1.7) | 155 | (1.5) | 120 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Maine | 160 | (0.8) | 161 | (0.8) | 139 | (4.9) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 158 | (0.8) | 159 | (0.8) | 126 | (4.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Maryland | 150 | (1.1) | 164 | (1.4) | 131 | (1.3) | 143 | (1.8) | 164 | (2.8) | 148 | (1.1) | 164 | (1.2) | 127 | (1.5) | 136 | (2.8) | 169 | (2.5) |
| Massachusetts | 160 | (1.2) | 169 | (0.9) | 138 | (2.0) | 132 | (2.3) | 167 | (4.5) | 160 | (1.1) | 167 | (1.1) | 132 | (2.6) | 131 | (2.7) | 168 | (4.1) |
| Michigan | 150 | (1.2) | 160 | (1.3) | 118 | (1.8) | 138 | (2.8) | 162 | (5.0) | 153 | (1.4) | 162 | (1.0) | 121 | (2.1) | 139 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| Minnesota | 158 | (1.1) | 166 | (0.7) | 129 | (2.7) | 134 | (3.2) | 147 | (4.2) | 159 | (1.0) | 166 | (0.9) | 128 | (2.8) | 132 | (3.7) | 141 | (3.0) |
| Mississippi | 133 | (1.2) | 152 | (1.2) | 116 | (1.2) | 142 | (4.5) | ‡ | (†) | 132 | (1.2) | 150 | (1.2) | 114 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Missouri | 156 | (1.4) | 164 | (1.1) | 127 | (2.9) | 141 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | 156 | (1.1) | 161 | (0.9) | 129 | (2.5) | 150 | (3.8) | 167 | (4.7) |
| Montana | 160 | (0.8) | 164 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 149 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) | 162 | (0.7) | 166 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 155 | (3.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| Nebraska | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Nevada | 141 | (1.0) | 156 | (1.0) | 122 | (2.1) | 128 | (1.2) | 151 | (3.1) | 141 | (0.7) | 153 | (0.9) | 127 | (2.4) | 129 | (1.0) | 148 | (2.4) |
| New Hampshire | 163 | (0.8) | 165 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 139 | (3.9) | 171 | (4.3) | 160 | (0.8) | 161 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 131 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| New Jersey | 155 | (1.0) | 166 | (1.1) | 133 | (1.9) | 136 | (1.9) | 173 | (3.4) | 155 | (1.5) | 165 | (1.0) | 127 | (3.3) | 138 | (2.7) | 174 | (2.6) |
| New Mexico | 142 | (1.1) | 163 | (1.8) | 134 | (4.9) | 134 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | 143 | (1.4) | 163 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 135 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| New York | 148 | (0.8) | 161 | (0.8) | 127 | (1.8) | 130 | (1.4) | 156 | (2.5) | 149 | (1.2) | 164 | (1.0) | 123 | (1.8) | 125 | (1.7) | 161 | (2.3) |
| North Carolina | 148 | (1.1) | 162 | (1.2) | 126 | (1.5) | 132 | (1.7) | 163 | (3.9) | 144 | (1.3) | 158 | (1.3) | 121 | (1.6) | 132 | (2.3) | 165 | (7.1) |
| North Dakota | 162 | (0.6) | 165 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 162 | (0.5) | 166 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Ohio | 157 | (1.2) | 165 | (1.0) | 129 | (2.4) | 140 | (4.4) | ‡ | (†) | 158 | (1.0) | 164 | (0.9) | 126 | (2.1) | 140 | (4.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| Oklahoma | 148 | (0.9) | 156 | (0.8) | 125 | (2.2) | 131 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | 146 | (0.9) | 155 | (1.0) | 124 | (2.6) | 127 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| Oregon | 151 | (1.0) | 157 | (1.0) | 131 | (4.1) | 128 | (1.9) | 159 | (3.2) | 154 | (1.0) | 160 | (1.1) | 135 | (4.1) | 130 | (1.8) | 160 | (3.5) |
| Pennsylvania | 154 | (1.4) | 164 | (1.2) | 121 | (2.6) | 125 | (4.2) | 166 | (4.6) | 154 | (1.1) | 162 | (0.9) | 123 | (2.0) | 121 | (4.4) | 159 | (4.1) |
| Rhode Island | 150 | (1.0) | 161 | (1.0) | 126 | (2.2) | 124 | (2.2) | 152 | (3.8) | 146 | (0.6) | 155 | (0.8) | 125 | (2.6) | 119 | (1.9) | 146 | (5.3) |
| South Carolina | 149 | (1.2) | 163 | (1.1) | 128 | (1.8) | 140 | (4.8) | ‡ | (†) | 143 | (1.6) | 158 | (1.1) | 124 | (1.7) | 129 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| South Dakota | 157 | (0.6) | 162 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 145 | (3.4) | ‡ | (†) | 161 | (0.6) | 165 | (0.6) | 141 | (5.5) | 135 | (4.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| Tennessee | 148 | (1.2) | 159 | (1.2) | 121 | (2.0) | 134 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | 148 | (1.2) | 157 | (0.9) | 122 | (2.0) | 139 | (3.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| Texas | 148 | (1.2) | 168 | (2.0) | 139 | (2.1) | 136 | (1.0) | 163 | (5.1) | 150 | (1.2) | 167 | (1.4) | 133 | (2.5) | 141 | (1.5) | 170 | (3.6) |
| Utah | 154 | (1.2) | 161 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) | 129 | (2.7) | 147 | (4.1) | 158 | (1.0) | 164 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) | 129 | (1.7) | 147 | (3.9) |
| Vermont | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| Virginia | 162 | (1.2) | 172 | (1.0) | 141 | (1.9) | 152 | (2.3) | 174 | (4.0) | 156 | (1.1) | 166 | (1.1) | 135 | (2.0) | 144 | (2.2) | 168 | (3.1) |
| Washington | 151 | (1.4) | 160 | (1.2) | 127 | (4.2) | 125 | (2.2) | 156 | (3.1) | 155 | (1.0) | 161 | (1.1) | 135 | (3.7) | 132 | (2.3) | 157 | (3.0) |
| West Virginia | 148 | (1.0) | 150 | (1.0) | 130 | (2.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 145 | (0.8) | 146 | (0.8) | 127 | (2.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Wisconsin | 157 | (1.0) | 164 | (1.0) | 121 | (2.4) | 138 | (2.1) | 153 | (3.6) | 157 | (0.9) | 165 | (0.8) | 120 | (1.5) | 134 | (3.9) | 152 | (3.5) |
| Wyoming | 156 | (0.7) | 159 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | 140 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) | 158 | (0.7) | 162 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | 137 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| Department of Defense dependents schools |
159 | (0.6) | 166 | (0.7) | 141 | (1.8) | 153 | (1.9) | 161 | (2.4) | 162 | (0.7) | 170 | (1.0) | 144 | (1.4) | 155 | (2.0) | 160 | (2.3) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases). | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Scale ranges from 0 to 300. Includes students tested with accommodations (10 to 11 percent of all students, depending on grade level); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 percent of all students at both grades). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment, retrieved May 26, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared May 2011.) |
