Average science scores for public school 4th- and 8th-graders, by state: 1996, 2000, and 2005

Academic Outcomes

Table 13-3. Average science scores for public school 4th- and 8th-graders, by state: 1996, 2000, and 2005

	Grade 4		Grade 8
State	2000	2005	1996¹	2000	2005

United States	145*	149	148	148	147
Alabama	143	142	139	143*	138
Arizona	140	139	145*	145*	140
Arkansas	145	147	144	142	144
California	129*	137	138	129*	136
Colorado	—	155	155	—	155
Connecticut	156	155	155	153	152
Delaware	—	152	142*	—	152
Florida	—	150	142	—	141
Georgia	142*	148	142	142	144
Hawaii	136*	142	135	130*	136
Idaho	152	155	—	158	158
Illinois	150	148	—	148	148
Indiana	154	152	153	154*	150
Iowa	159	—	158	—	—
Kentucky	152*	158	147*	150*	153
Louisiana	139	143	132*	134*	138
Maine	161	160	163*	158	158
Maryland	145*	149	145	146	145
Massachusetts	161	160	157*	158*	161
Michigan	152	152	153	155	155
Minnesota	157	156	159	159	158
Mississippi	133	133	133	134	132
Missouri	157	158	151	154	154
Montana	160	160	162	164	162
Nebraska	150	—	157	158	—
Nevada	142	140	‡	141*	138
New Hampshire	—	161	‡	—	162
New Jersey	—	154	‡	—	153
New Mexico	140	141	141*	139	138
New York	148	—	146	145	—
North Carolina	147	149	147	145	144
North Dakota	160	160	162	159*	163
Ohio	155	157	—	159	155
Oklahoma	151	150	—	149	147
Oregon	148	151	155	154	153
Rhode Island	148	146	149*	148	146
South Carolina	140*	148	139*	140*	145
South Dakota	—	158	—	—	161
Tennessee	145*	150	143	145	145
Texas	145*	150	145	143	143
Utah	154	155	156*	154	154
Vermont	160	160	157*	159*	162
Virginia	155*	161	149*	151*	155
Washington	—	153	150*	—	154
West Virginia	149	151	147	146	147
Wisconsin	‡	158	160	‡	158
Wyoming	156	157	158	156*	159

— Not available.
‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
* Significantly different from 2005 (p < .05).
¹Testing accommodations (e.g., extended time, small group testing) for children with disabilities and limited-English-proficient students were not permitted on the 1996 science assessment.
NOTE: Data are presented for states with representative samples large enough for reporting state-level results. At the state level, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) includes only students in public schools, while national results in this indicator include both public and private school students. Variations or changes in exclusion rates for students with disabilities and limited-English-proficient students in the NAEP samples may affect comparative performance results. See supplemental note 4 for more information on testing accommodations and NAEP.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1996, 2000, and 2005 Science Assessments, NAEP Data Explorer.

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