Average science scale scores, by race/ethnicity and grade: 1996 and 2000 -- Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives,

Indicator 4.4: Student Performance in Science

Year	Total	White, non-Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic	Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native
Table 4.4a. Average science scale scores, by race/ethnicity and grade: 1996 and 2000
4th grade
1996	150	160	124	128	151	144
2000	150	160	124	129	‡	140
8th grade
1996	150	159	121	129	152	148
2000	151	162	122	128	156	134
12th grade
1996	150	159	124	130	149	145	!
2000	147	154	123	128	153	139
! Interpret data with caution.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Accommodations were permitted. 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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996 and 2000 Science Assessments.