| Table 8-4 | ||
| Students reaching proficiency in fourth grade science, by state: 2000 and 2005 | ||
| (Percent) | ||
| State | 2000 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 27 |
| Alabama | 22 | 21 |
| Alaska | NA | NA |
| Arizona | 22 | 18 |
| Arkansas | 23 | 24 |
| California | 13 * | 17 |
| Colorado | NA | 32 |
| Connecticut | 35 | 33 |
| Delaware | NA | 27 |
| District of Columbia | NA | NA |
| Florida | NA | 26 |
| Georgia | 23 | 25 |
| Hawaii | 16 | 19 |
| Idaho | 29 | 29 |
| Illinois | 31 | 27 |
| Indiana | 32 | 27 |
| Iowa | 36 | NA |
| Kansas | NA | NA |
| Kentucky | 28 * | 36 |
| Louisiana | 18 | 20 |
| Maine | 37 | 36 |
| Maryland | 24 | 27 |
| Massachusetts | 42 | 38 |
| Michigan | 32 | 30 |
| Minnesota | 34 | 33 |
| Mississippi | 13 | 12 |
| Missouri | 34 | 36 |
| Montana | 36 | 37 |
| Nebraska | 26 | NA |
| Nevada | 19 | 17 |
| New Hampshire | NA | 37 |
| New Jersey | NA | 32 |
| New Mexico | 17 | 18 |
| New York | 24 | NA |
| North Carolina | 23 | 25 |
| North Dakota | 36 | 36 |
| Ohio | 31 | 35 |
| Oklahoma | 26 | 25 |
| Oregon | 27 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | NA | NA |
| Rhode Island | 25 | 23 |
| South Carolina | 20 * | 25 |
| South Dakota | NA | 35 |
| Tennessee | 24 | 26 |
| Texas | 23 | 25 |
| Utah | 31 | 33 |
| Vermont | 38 | 38 |
| Virginia | 32 * | 40 |
| Washington | NA | 28 |
| West Virginia | 24 | 24 |
| Wisconsin | NA | 35 |
| Wyoming | 31 | 32 |
| Puerto Rico | NA | NA |
*significantly different from 2005 when only one jurisdiction or the nation is being examined; NA = not available NOTE: National average for United States is reported value in National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports. NAEP grade 4 science scores for public schools only. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 |
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