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| Table 224.10. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) music and visual arts scale scores of 8th-graders, percentage distribution by frequency of instruction at their school, and percentage participating in selected musical activities in school, by selected characteristics: 2016 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected characteristic | Average scale score1 | Percentage distribution of students by school-reported frequency of instruction2 | Percent of students reporting participation in musical activities in school | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Music3 | Visual arts4 | Music | Visual arts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject not offered | Less than once a week | Once or twice a week | 3 or 4 times a week | Every day | Subject not offered | Less than once a week | Once or twice a week | 3 or 4 times a week | Every day | Play in band | Play in orchestra | Sing in chorus or choir | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| All students | 147 | (1.0) | 149 | (0.9) | 8 | (1.7) | 5 | (1.4) | 23 | (3.0) | 19 | (3.0) | 45 | (3.4) | 14 | (3.0) | 7 | (1.8) | 24 | (3.1) | 18 | (2.9) | 37 | (3.5) | 17 | (0.8) | 5 | (0.6) | 16 | (1.0) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 140 | (1.1) | 142 | (1.1) | 7 | (1.6) | 5 | (1.4) | 24 | (3.2) | 19 | (3.0) | 45 | (3.3) | 14 | (3.0) | 7 | (1.8) | 24 | (3.2) | 18 | (2.8) | 37 | (3.4) | 18 | (1.0) | 5 | (0.7) | 8 | (0.9) |
| Female | 155 | (1.1) | 156 | (1.0) | 9 | (1.9) | 5 | (1.3) | 22 | (2.8) | 19 | (3.1) | 45 | (3.5) | 14 | (3.0) | 7 | (1.8) | 23 | (3.1) | 19 | (2.9) | 37 | (3.7) | 16 | (1.2) | 6 | (0.7) | 24 | (1.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 158 | (1.2) | 158 | (1.1) | 8 | (2.2) | 4 | (1.6) | 27 | (4.2) | 19 | (4.2) | 42 | (4.2) | 13 | (3.9) | 8 | (2.6) | 28 | (4.2) | 17 | (3.5) | 34 | (4.4) | 19 | (1.3) | 5 | (0.9) | 19 | (1.5) |
| Black | 129 | (2.0) | 128 | (2.0) | 9 | (3.8) | 10 | (3.7) | 21 | (4.2) | 16 | (4.2) | 43 | (5.0) | 20 | (5.5) | 7 | (2.9) | 17 | (3.7) | 19 | (4.5) | 37 | (4.9) | 12 | (1.6) | 4 | (1.0) | 16 | (1.5) |
| Hispanic | 135 | (1.2) | 139 | (1.3) | 9 | (2.5) | 4 | (1.6) | 17 | (3.0) | 17 | (3.3) | 53 | (3.8) | 15 | (3.5) | 5 | (1.7) | 18 | (3.1) | 17 | (3.3) | 44 | (3.9) | 15 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.8) | 10 | (1.1) |
| Asian | 163 | (2.5) | 167 | (2.6) | 2 | (1.2) | 4 | (2.4) | 22 | (5.4) | 34 | (6.2) | 38 | (6.2) | 4 | (1.7) | 6 | (2.5) | 26 | (5.6) | 32 | (5.8) | 32 | (5.5) | 17 | (2.5) | 15 | (2.5) | 13 | (2.3) |
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Two or more races | 149 | (3.3) | 155 | (4.5) | 4 | (2.1) | 6 | (2.2) | 14 | (3.0) | 20 | (4.4) | 56 | (5.9) | 9 | (3.2) | 3 | (1.9) | 26 | (4.8) | 25 | (7.0) | 37 | (6.6) | 21 | (4.1) | 3 | (1.9) | 24 | (3.6) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility |
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| Eligible | 134 | (1.1) | 137 | (1.2) | 9 | (2.1) | 5 | (1.7) | 20 | (3.3) | 17 | (3.2) | 48 | (4.0) | 18 | (3.8) | 5 | (1.6) | 18 | (3.4) | 17 | (3.1) | 42 | (4.5) | 15 | (1.0) | 4 | (0.7) | 14 | (1.2) |
| Not eligible | 160 | (1.1) | 159 | (1.2) | 6 | (1.8) | 4 | (1.7) | 22 | (3.5) | 22 | (4.3) | 47 | (4.2) | 12 | (3.9) | 9 | (2.8) | 24 | (4.0) | 20 | (3.9) | 36 | (3.8) | 19 | (1.4) | 7 | (1.1) | 18 | (1.5) |
| Unknown | 157 | (3.1) | 161 | (3.7) | 13 | (8.0) | 8 | (†) | 49 | (11.1) | 12 | (6.3) | 17 | (7.9) | 2 | (†) | 12 | (7.0) | 57 | (10.0) | 16 | (7.3) | 12 | (7.8) | 16 | (2.7) | 4 | (0.9) | 18 | (3.4) |
| Control of school | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Public | 146 | (1.0) | 148 | (0.9) | 8 | (1.7) | 5 | (1.4) | 20 | (3.1) | 20 | (3.2) | 48 | (3.6) | 15 | (3.2) | 6 | (1.9) | 21 | (3.4) | 19 | (3.0) | 39 | (3.7) | 17 | (0.9) | 6 | (0.7) | 15 | (1.0) |
| Private | 160 | (2.6) | 164 | (3.2) | 14 | (8.5) | 8 | (†) | 59 | (10.8) | 8 | (4.5) | 10 | (†) | 5 | (†) | 17 | (8.2) | 61 | (10.2) | 11 | (5.8) | 6 | (1.3) | 16 | (2.9) | 3 | (0.8) | 23 | (4.3) |
| School location | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | 140 | (1.9) | 145 | (1.8) | 7 | (2.8) | 6 | (2.8) | 25 | (4.4) | 18 | (4.7) | 43 | (5.1) | 13 | (3.6) | 2 | (1.7) | 29 | (4.1) | 19 | (4.6) | 36 | (4.6) | 13 | (1.1) | 6 | (0.9) | 14 | (1.4) |
| Suburban | 153 | (1.5) | 152 | (1.6) | 4 | (1.7) | 3 | (1.7) | 26 | (4.2) | 18 | (4.2) | 49 | (5.1) | 11 | (2.0) | 9 | (2.9) | 21 | (3.9) | 21 | (4.8) | 38 | (5.3) | 16 | (1.3) | 7 | (1.1) | 16 | (1.3) |
| Town | 143 | (4.4) | 147 | (3.6) | 25 | (11.3) | 4 | (0.7) | 8 | (1.8) | 31 | (12.1) | 32 | (9.2) | 26 | (12.9) | 8 | (5.2) | 19 | (9.4) | 12 | (7.8) | 34 | (9.0) | 22 | (5.2) | 1 | (0.4) | 19 | (4.2) |
| Rural | 149 | (2.1) | 148 | (2.0) | 14 | (5.7) | 7 | (3.6) | 18 | (4.8) | 18 | (6.7) | 43 | (7.6) | 17 | (8.5) | 9 | (5.6) | 24 | (7.8) | 13 | (5.7) | 37 | (8.3) | 21 | (2.0) | 2 | (0.8) | 19 | (2.8) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 152 | (2.3) | 160 | (1.4) | 3 | (0.4) | 9 | (5.4) | 61 | (11.2) | 25 | (8.3) | 2 | (1.1) | 8 | (1.0) | 11 | (5.9) | 54 | (8.8) | 22 | (6.1) | 4 | (†) | 17 | (1.8) | 8 | (2.8) | 24 | (2.7) |
| Midwest | 152 | (2.2) | 148 | (2.2) | 9 | (4.3) | 4 | (†) | 23 | (5.1) | 27 | (8.9) | 37 | (9.4) | 11 | (3.6) | 11 | (5.2) | 31 | (7.9) | 19 | (6.3) | 29 | (8.8) | 20 | (2.5) | 6 | (1.3) | 20 | (3.7) |
| South | 146 | (1.6) | 146 | (1.7) | 10 | (3.6) | 6 | (1.9) | 15 | (4.4) | 11 | (3.5) | 58 | (5.8) | 16 | (6.6) | 6 | (2.7) | 14 | (5.2) | 12 | (4.0) | 52 | (6.1) | 17 | (1.3) | 5 | (0.5) | 14 | (0.9) |
| West | 143 | (1.6) | 148 | (1.4) | 7 | (2.3) | 2 | (0.1) | 11 | (3.4) | 23 | (5.2) | 57 | (5.1) | 17 | (5.1) | 3 | (†) | 12 | (3.0) | 27 | (6.3) | 42 | (5.5) | 14 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.8) | 11 | (1.4) |
| Frequency of instruction2,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subject not offered | 133 | (3.3) | 139 | (2.6) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | 13 | (2.9) | # | (†) | 13 | (3.4) |
| Less than once a week | 145 | (5.9) | 153 | (5.5) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | 14 | (2.7) | 3 | (1.2) | 19 | (5.0) |
| Once or twice a week | 151 | (2.1) | 155 | (2.5) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | 18 | (1.7) | 6 | (1.7) | 20 | (2.2) |
| 3 or 4 times a week | 152 | (3.4) | 150 | (2.5) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | 18 | (3.0) | 8 | (1.3) | 16 | (2.0) |
| Every day | 147 | (1.7) | 149 | (1.7) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | † | (†) | 17 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.6) | 14 | (1.1) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 300 for both music and visual arts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Based on principals' responses to the following question: "How often does a typical eighth-grade student in your school receive instruction in each of the following subjects?" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Students were asked to analyze, interpret, or critique a piece of music that they listened to or to describe the social, historical, or cultural context of a piece of music. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Students were asked to analyze, describe, or judge works of art and design to show understanding of form, aesthetics, and cultural or historical context. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 For columns 2, 14, 15, and 16, refers to music instruction. For column 3, refers to visual arts instruction. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes students tested with accommodations (10 percent of all 8th-graders for visual arts and 11 percent for music); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 percent of all 8th-graders both for visual arts and for music). 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), 2016 Arts Assessment, retrieved May 11, 2017, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared May 2017.) |
