Indicator 4.4: Student Performance in Science
Table 4.4b. Percentage distribution of students across NAEP science achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2000
Below basic
34
21
66
58
‡
43 At or above basic
66
79
34
42
‡
57 At or above proficient
29
38
7
11
‡
19 At advanced
4
5
#
1
‡
1 Below basic
39
26
74
65
36
61 At or above basic
61
74
26
35
64
39
At or above proficient
32
41
7
12
37
14
At advanced 4
5
#
1
6
2
Below basic
47
38
78
70
41
56 At or above basic
53
62
22
30
59
44
At or above proficient
18
23
3
7
26
9
At advanced 2
3
#
#
4
1
# Rounds to zero. ‡ Reporting standards not met. NOTE: Accommodations were permitted. For a
discussion of the science achievement level definitions, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/science/achieve.asp . Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 Science Assessment.
