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Download this table in PDF format (21 kb PDF file). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table 130.Average performance in science for 8th-graders in public schools, by selected characteristics and state: 1996 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Parental education\1\ | |___________________|________________________________________________________|__________________________________________ State |Average | | |White |Black |His- |Asian | American |Did not |Gradu- |Some edu- |Grad- | |Male |Female | | |panic | | Indian |finish |ated |cation |uated | | | | | | | | Alaskan/ |high |high |after high|col- | | | | | | | | Native |school |school |school |lege ______________________|_________|_________|_________|__________|___________|_________|___________|___________|___________|_________|__________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ______________________|_________|_________|_________|__________|___________|_________|___________|___________|___________|_________|__________|_________ United States ......|148 (0.9)|149 (1.1)|148 (1.2)| 159 (1.1)| 120 (1.2)|127 (1.8)| 150 (3.3)| 148 (4.2)| 131 (2.0)|140 (1.5)|155 (1.2)|157 (1.3) | | | | | | | | | | | | Alabama ..............|139 (1.6)|138 (2.0)|139 (1.7)| 151 (1.5)| 117 (1.8)|107 (7.6)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 130 (3.0)|129 (2.0)|145 (1.7)|147 (2.3) Alaska\3\ ............|153 (1.3)|155 (1.5)|150 (1.8)| 162 (1.2)|(\2\) (\2\)|137 (4.6)| 152 (3.8)| 129 (3.4)|(\2\) (\2\)|141 (3.1)|155 (1.5)|163 (1.3) Arizona .............|145 (1.6)|147 (1.8)|143 (1.7)| 157 (1.3)| 124 (3.3)|129 (2.1)|(\2\) (\2\)| 121 (8.6)| 121 (3.1)|136 (2.1)|151 (1.7)|158 (1.4) Arkansas\3\ ..........|144 (1.3)|147 (1.8)|142 (1.5)| 154 (1.5)| 116 (2.5)|122 (5.8)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 129 (3.3)|136 (1.9)|150 (1.9)|154 (2.0) California ...........|138 (1.7)|140 (2.0)|136 (1.9)| 156 (1.7)| 121 (3.4)|121 (1.9)| 148 (3.6)|(\2\) (\2\)| 118 (2.7)|129 (2.5)|144 (2.0)|153 (2.0) | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............|155 (0.9)|156 (1.2)|153 (1.1)| 162 (0.8)| 142 (2.2)|135 (2.3)| 155 (4.8)| 142 (4.3)| 133 (3.9)|142 (1.9)|157 (1.6)|163 (0.9) Connecticut ..........|155 (1.3)|156 (1.4)|155 (1.5)| 165 (1.0)| 121 (4.4)|122 (2.6)| 163 (3.7)|(\2\) (\2\)| 129 (3.8)|140 (2.3)|155 (1.7)|167 (1.2) Delaware ............ |142 (0.8)|143 (1.4)|140 (1.0)| 152 (0.8)| 122 (1.8)|116 (4.1)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 121 (4.5)|135 (1.8)|146 (1.4)|151 (1.4) District of Columbia .|113 (0.7)|113 (1.2)|113 (1.4)|(\2\)(\2\)| 112 (0.9)| 98 (3.3)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 106 (3.1)|107 (1.8)|120 (2.5)|121 (1.6) Florida ..............|142 (1.6)|144 (1.6)|140 (2.0)| 155 (1.5)| 119 (2.7)|129 (2.2)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 127 (3.4)|132 (2.3)|148 (1.5)|150 (2.0) | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............|142 (1.4)|144 (1.8)|139 (1.5)| 155 (1.2)| 122 (1.4)|128 (4.2)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 127 (2.4)|129 (2.1)|145 (1.6)|153 (2.2) Hawaii ...............|135 (0.7)|135 (1.0)|135 (1.0)| 146 (1.8)| 128 (4.4)|121 (1.8)| 138 (1.1)|(\2\) (\2\)| 119 (5.3)|120 (2.3)|139 (1.9)|147 (1.1) Indiana ..............|153 (1.4)|154 (1.7)|152 (1.5)| 158 (1.3)| 125 (3.3)|139 (2.1)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 139 (2.9)|144 (1.9)|156 (1.7)|162 (1.9) Iowa\3\ ..............|158 (1.2)|159 (1.3)|157 (1.4)| 160 (1.1)| 131 (3.6)|140 (4.6)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 141 (3.4)|150 (1.5)|160 (1.7)|165 (1.2) Kentucky .............|147 (1.2)|148 (1.5)|147 (1.3)| 151 (1.1)| 127 (2.7)|113 (6.2)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 130 (2.1)|143 (1.5)|151 (1.6)|158 (1.8) | | | | | | | | | | | | Louisiana ............|132 (1.6)|136 (1.9)|129 (1.7)| 148 (1.3)| 113 (2.1)|104 (5.7)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 123 (3.1)|128 (1.9)|141 (2.1)|136 (2.3) Maine ................|163 (1.0)|165 (1.2)|161 (1.2)| 164 (0.9)|(\2\) (\2\)|141 (4.6)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 141 (2.9)|153 (1.5)|164 (1.7)|171 (1.1) Maryland\3\ ..........|145 (1.5)|146 (1.9)|145 (1.5)| 160 (1.4)| 124 (1.4)|121 (4.1)| 161 (3.6)|(\2\) (\2\)| 126 (3.6)|136 (2.0)|147 (2.0)|153 (2.0) Massachusetts ........|157 (1.4)|159 (1.7)|154 (1.5)| 163 (1.2)| 126 (3.3)|126 (3.9)| 152 (7.3)|(\2\) (\2\)| 134 (4.7)|145 (2.4)|156 (2.0)|166 (1.3) Michigan\3\ ..........|153 (1.4)|156 (1.6)|150 (1.7)| 161 (1.4)| 122 (2.4)|134 (4.9)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 137 (5.3)|144 (2.0)|156 (1.6)|161 (1.7) | | | | | | | | | | | | Minnesota ............|159 (1.3)|161 (1.4)|157 (1.5)| 162 (1.2)| 130 (4.4)|134 (5.3)| 152 (9.7)|(\2\) (\2\)| 137 (4.5)|151 (1.8)|161 (1.7)|165 (1.4) Mississippi ..........|133 (1.4)|134 (1.8)|132 (1.3)| 149 (1.2)| 119 (1.4)|105 (3.8)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 125 (2.5)|126 (1.9)|142 (1.8)|138 (1.9) Missouri .............|151 (1.2)|152 (1.3)|150 (1.3)| 158 (1.0)| 120 (2.8)|130 (5.0)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 136 (2.8)|144 (1.6)|156 (1.4)|159 (1.3) Montana\3\ ..........|162 (1.2)|164 (1.7)|160 (1.3)| 166 (0.9)|(\2\) (\2\)|147 (2.7)|(\2\) (\2\)| 139 (2.7)| 139 (3.1)|155 (2.2)|164 (1.5)|168 (1.3) Nebraska ............ |157 (1.0)|160 (1.2)|155 (1.3)| 161 (0.9)| 130 (3.1)|134 (3.1)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 133 (2.8)|148 (1.8)|161 (1.5)|165 (1.2) | | | | | | | | | | | | New Mexico ...........|141 (1.0)|143 (1.3)|139 (1.1)| 159 (1.0)|(\2\) (\2\)|130 (1.1)|(\2\) (\2\)| 126 (2.4)| 119 (2.4)|131 (1.8)|147 (1.5)|154 (1.2) New York\3\ ..........|146 (1.6)|148 (2.5)|143 (1.3)| 161 (1.4)| 120 (1.9)|116 (2.7)| 155 (5.4)|(\2\) (\2\)| 123 (5.4)|138 (3.6)|147 (2.0)|157 (1.7) North Carolina .......|147 (1.2)|149 (1.5)|145 (1.3)| 157 (1.1)| 126 (1.4)|123 (3.6)|(\2\) (\2\)| 136 (4.1)| 126 (2.6)|134 (1.7)|150 (1.7)|158 (1.4) North Dakota .........|162 (0.8)|163 (0.9)|161 (0.9)| 164 (0.8)|(\2\) (\2\)|137 (4.5)|(\2\) (\2\)| 137 (6.9)| 148 (3.7)|157 (1.9)|160 (1.6)|167 (0.9) Oregon ...............|155 (1.6)|157 (2.0)|153 (1.5)| 158 (1.4)|(\2\) (\2\)|133 (3.7)| 157 (3.3)| 142 (7.9)| 137 (3.1)|143 (2.0)|157 (1.5)|164 (1.7) | | | | | | | | | | | | Rhode Island .........|149 (0.8)|150 (1.1)|148 (1.2)| 155 (0.9)| 130 (2.8)|118 (1.8)| 142 (3.1)|(\2\) (\2\)| 123 (2.7)|141 (1.9)|154 (1.8)|160 (1.0) South Carolina\3\ ....|139 (1.5)|141 (1.9)|136 (1.5)| 153 (1.6)| 122 (1.6)|122 (4.1)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 125 (3.7)|127 (1.8)|145 (2.1)|148 (2.1) Tennessee ............|143 (1.8)|144 (2.0)|142 (2.1)| 151 (1.7)| 117 (3.1)|104 (6.2)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 127 (2.4)|135 (2.2)|149 (2.2)|154 (2.2) Texas ................|145 (1.8)|147 (1.6)|143 (2.4)| 161 (1.2)| 127 (2.4)|129 (2.7)| 157 (3.6)|(\2\) (\2\)| 128 (2.0)|137 (2.4)|152 (1.8)|157 (1.5) Utah .................|156 (0.8)|159 (1.2)|154 (0.8)| 159 (0.7)|(\2\) (\2\)|133 (2.9)| 143 (3.2)|(\2\) (\2\)| 129 (5.9)|147 (1.5)|156 (1.5)|162 (0.8) | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont\3\ ...........|157 (1.0)|158 (1.3)|156 (1.1)| 159 (0.9)|(\2\) (\2\)|136 (3.4)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 132 (4.3)|146 (1.5)|157 (1.8)|167 (1.1) Virginia .............|149 (1.6)|150 (1.7)|148 (1.7)| 158 (1.4)| 126 (2.3)|132 (4.2)| 165 (3.2)|(\2\) (\2\)| 127 (2.8)|136 (2.1)|152 (1.9)|161 (1.9) Washington ..........|150 (1.3)|152 (1.6)|147 (1.4)| 156 (1.1)| 127 (4.2)|125 (3.5)| 149 (3.3)| 130 (4.3)| 128 (4.2)|141 (2.3)|154 (1.7)|158 (1.4) West Virginia ........|147 (0.9)|148 (1.3)|147 (1.1)| 149 (0.9)| 127 (3.2)|122 (4.3)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 130 (2.3)|142 (1.2)|152 (1.3)|156 (1.3) Wisconsin\3\ .........|160 (1.7)|161 (1.9)|158 (1.7)| 165 (1.1)| 115 (5.3)|141 (4.6)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)| 140 (4.3)|155 (2.3)|161 (1.8)|169 (1.6) Wyoming ..............|158 (0.6)|159 (1.0)|156 (0.9)| 161 (0.6)|(\2\) (\2\)|140 (1.9)|(\2\) (\2\)| 138 (2.5)| 139 (2.7)|150 (1.3)|159 (1.3)|165 (0.9) |=========|=========|=========|==========|===========|=========|===========|===========|===========|=========|==========|========= Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | | | | Overseas Schools ..|155 (0.7)|157 (1.1)|154 (0.9)| 164 (1.2)| 140 (1.2)|146 (1.6)| 156 (1.4)|(\2\) (\2\)|(\2\) (\2\)|144 (1.9)|159 (1.3)|158 (1.0) Guam .................|120 (1.1)|120 (1.6)|120 (1.6)| 138 (4.6)|(\2\) (\2\)|106 (2.9)| 122 (1.4)|(\2\) (\2\)| 106 (3.6)|113 (2.0)|130 (2.4)|128 (2.1) ______________________|_________|_________|_________|__________|___________|_________|___________|___________|___________|_________|__________|_________ \1\Parents' highest level of education. Data not shown for students who did not know parents' level of education. \2\Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate. \3\Did not satisfy one or more of the guidelines for school sample participation rates. Data are subject to appreciable nonresponse bias. NOTE: These test scores are from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The NAEP scores have been evaluated at certain performance levels. Scale ranges from 0 to 300. Excludes states not participating in the survey. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP 1996 Science Report Card for the Nation and the States, prepared by Educational Testing Service. (This table was prepared June 1999.) [Chapter 2. 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