Science for Grades 4 and 8: Student Race/Ethnicity and School Poverty

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TIMSS 2015 Results
Table 42. Average science scores of U.S. 8th-grade students, by selected characteristics: 2015
Characteristics Average score s.e.

higher icon Average score is higher than U.S. average score at the .05 level of statistical significance.

lower icon Average score is lower than U.S. average score at the .05 level of statistical significance.

NOTE: Standard error is abbreviated as s.e. Black includes African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Racial categories exclude Hispanic origin. Data on free or reduced-price lunch are for public schools only.

SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2015.
U.S. total 530 2.8
 
Sex
Female 527 3.1
Male 533 3.0
 
Race/ethnicity
White 557 higher 2.5
Black 469 lower 4.7
Hispanic 502 lower 3.5
Asian 573 higher 7.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 498 lower 14.8
American Indian/Alaskan Native 497 lower 9.6
Multiracial 536 4.9
 
Percentage of public school students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
Less than 10 percent 579 higher 12.6
10 to 24.9 percent 563 higher 6.2
25 to 49.9 percent 544 higher 4.7
50 to 74.9 percent 519 lower 5.4
75 percent or more 489 lower 5.5