Average scale scores for grade 8 science, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2009
Year	Jurisdiction	White		Black		Hispanic		Asian/Pacific Islander		American Indian/Alaska Native		Two or more races
Year	Jurisdiction	Average scale score	Standard Error	Average scale score	Standard Error	Average scale score	Standard Error	Average scale score	Standard Error	Average scale score	Standard Error	Average scale score	Standard Error
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. The NAEP Science scale ranges from 0 to 300. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Analyze results with NAEP Data Explorer. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Science Assessment.
2009	National	162	(0.2)	126	(0.4)	132	(0.6)	160	(1.0)	137	(1.4)	151	(1.2)