NAEP - Expanded Population Estimate Grade 8 Science

Comparison of change in average eighth-grade science scores from 2000 to 2005 in the official NAEP reported sample and the full population estimates, by state
State/jurisdiction	Reported Sample		Full population estimates (FPE)		Difference (Reported minus FPE)
Alabama¹	-4.8	*	-1.7		-3.1
Arizona	-4.7	*	-5.2	*	0.5
Arkansas¹	2.0		3.5	*	-1.5
California	7.6	*	7.6	*	0.0
Connecticut	-0.7		2.4		-3.1
Georgia	1.9		3.4		-1.5
Hawaii	5.8	*	7.3	*	-1.5
Idaho	0.1		1.0		-0.9
Illinois	-0.5		1.6		-2.1
Indiana	-4.0	*	-4.0	*	0.0
Kentucky	3.2	*	3.4	*	-0.2
Louisiana	4.2	*	4.3	*	-0.1
Maine	0.0		0.3		-0.3
Maryland	-1.1		-1.0		-0.1
Massachusetts¹	3.0	*	2.7		0.3
Michigan	0.1		0.9		-0.8
Minnesota	-1.1		-1.1		0.0
Mississippi	-1.5		0.8		-2.3
Missouri	0.2		0.3		-0.1
Montana	-2.1		-2.6		0.5
Nevada¹	-2.8	*	-1.9		-0.9
New Mexico	-1.1		-0.5		-0.6
North Carolina	-0.6		1.7		-2.3
North Dakota	3.9	*	3.4	*	0.5
Ohio	-3.8		-3.9		0.1
Oklahoma	-2.2		-2.4		0.2
Oregon	-0.7		-0.4		-0.3
Rhode Island	-1.3		-0.4		-0.9
South Carolina	5.4	*	7.0	*	-1.6
Tennessee	-0.2		0.3		-0.5
Texas	0.4		1.9		-1.5
Utah	-0.7		-0.7		0.0
Vermont	3.2	*	2.9	*	0.3
Virginia	4.4	*	6.6	*	-2.2
West Virginia	0.7		1.4		-0.7
Wyoming	2.9	*	2.4	*	0.5
DoDEA²	2.1	*	2.2	*	-0.1
* Statistically significant change.
¹ The significance of the trend results from the officially reported sample for this jurisdiction would be different under the scenario.
² Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2000 and 2005 Science Assessments.