NAEP Science Results, Grades 4 and 8, 2000 and 2005
Tables:  (1) All Students, (2) Male/Female, and (3) White/Hispanic



Table (1).   NAEP Idaho Science Results, Grade 4 and 8
Average Scale Score and Achievement Levels for All Students
2000 and 2005

 

Average Scale Score

At or above Basic

At or above Proficient

 

Idaho

Nation (Public)

Idaho

Nation (Public)

Idaho

Nation (Public)

Grade 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

  All students

 

 

 

 

 

 

    2000

 152

(1.4)

 145

(1.1)*^

 74

(2.2)

 61

(1.3)*^

 29

(1.9)

 26

(1.1)

    2005

 155

(0.8)

 149

(0.3)^

 75

(1.2)

 66

(0.4)^

 29

(1.3)

 27

(0.4)

Grade 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

  All students

 

 

 

 

 

 

    2000

 158

(1.0)

 148

(1.1)^

 71

(1.5)

 57

(1.3)^

 37

(1.6)

 29

(1.0)^

    2005

 158

(1.0)

 147

(0.3)^

 71

(1.4)

 57

(0.4)^

 36

(1.5)

 27

(0.3)^

* Value is significantly different from the value for the same jurisdiction in 2005.
^ Value is significantly different from Idaho.

NOTE: The NAEP science scale ranges from 0 to 300. All differences were tested for statistical significance at the 0.05 level using unrounded numbers. The standard errors of the statistics in the table appear in parentheses.

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.
 

Table (2).   NAEP Idaho Science Results, Grade 4 and 8
Average Scale Score and Achievement Levels by Gender
2000 and 2005

 

Average Scale Score

At or above Basic

At or above Proficient

 

Idaho

Nation (Public)

Idaho

Nation (Public)

Idaho

Nation (Public)

Grade 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Male

 

 

 

 

 

 

    2000

 156

(1.9)

 147

(1.2)*^

 77

(2.8)

 62

(1.4)*^

 34

(2.4)

 29

(1.3)^

    2005

 157

(0.9)

 151

(0.3)^

 76

(1.3)

 68

(0.4)^

 34

(1.8)

 30

(0.6)^

  Female

 

 

 

 

 

 

    2000

 149

(1.7)

 143

(1.2)*^

 71

(2.5)

 59

(1.6)*^

 24

(2.3)

 23

(1.1)

    2005

 152

(1.0)

 147

(0.3)^

 73

(1.6)

 64

(0.5)^

 25

(1.8)

 24

(0.4)

Grade 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Male

 

 

 

 

 

 

    2000

 161

(1.5)

 151

(1.2)^

 74

(1.8)

 60

(1.4)^

 44

(2.2)

 32

(1.2)^

    2005

 161

(1.4)

 149

(0.4)^

 74

(2.0)

 59

(0.4)^

 42

(2.0)

 30

(0.4)^

  Female

 

 

 

 

 

 

    2000

 154

(1.2)

 145

(1.2)^

 69

(2.5)

 54

(1.6)^

 31

(2.1)

 25

(1.2)^

    2005

 154

(1.0)

 145

(0.4)^

 68

(1.6)

 55

(0.5)^

 31

(1.7)

 25

(0.4)^


* Value is significantly different from the value for the same jurisdiction in 2005.
^ Value is significantly different from Idaho.

NOTE: The NAEP science scale ranges from 0 to 300. All differences were tested for statistical significance at the 0.05 level using unrounded numbers. The standard errors of the statistics in the table appear in parentheses.

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.
 

Table (3).   NAEP Idaho Science Results, Grade 4 and 8
Average Scale Score and Achievement Levels by Ethnicity
2000 and 2005

 

Average Scale Score

At or above Basic

At or above Proficient

 

Idaho

Nation (Public)

Idaho

Nation (Public)

Idaho

Nation (Public)

Grade 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

  White

 

 

 

 

 

 

    2000

 156

(1.3)

 158

(0.8)*

 78

(2.1)

 76

(1.1)*

 32

(2.0)

 36

(1.3)

    2005

 159

(0.8)

 161

(0.3)^

 80

(1.1)

 82

(0.4)

 33

(1.5)

 38

(0.5)^

  Hispanic

 

 

 

 

 

 

    2000

 122

(4.4)

 121

(2.3)*

 36

(4.6)

 33

(2.4)*

 6

(2.6)

 7

(1.0)

    2005

 131

(2.2)

 132

(0.5)

 41

(3.5)

 44

(0.9)

 6

(1.9)

 10

(0.5)

Grade 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

  White

 

 

 

 

 

 

    2000

 161

(0.9)

 159

(0.9)

 75

(1.2)

 71

(1.1)^

 41

(1.8)

 38

(1.2)

    2005

 161

(0.9)

 159

(0.3)

 76

(1.4)

 72

(0.4)^

 40

(1.5)

 38

(0.4)

  Hispanic

 

 

 

 

 

 

    2000

 131

(4.6)

 125

(1.4)

 39

(6.7)

 31

(1.7)

 13

(3.6)

 9

(1.0)

    2005

 131

(2.2)

 127

(0.5)

 36

(3.6)

 33

(0.5)

 10

(1.9)

 10

(0.4)

* Value is significantly different from the value for the same jurisdiction in 2005.
^ Value is significantly different from Idaho.

NOTE: The NAEP science scale ranges from 0 to 300. All differences were tested for statistical significance at the 0.05 level using unrounded numbers. The standard errors of the statistics in the table appear in parentheses.

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.

 


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