| Table 8-8 | |
| Students reaching proficiency in eighth grade science, by state: 2009 | |
| (Percent) | |
| State | 2009 |
|---|---|
| United States | 29 |
| Alabama | 19 |
| Alaska | NA |
| Arizona | 22 |
| Arkansas | 24 |
| California | 20 |
| Colorado | 36 |
| Connecticut | 35 |
| Delaware | 25 |
| District of Columbia | NA |
| Florida | 25 |
| Georgia | 27 |
| Hawaii | 17 |
| Idaho | 37 |
| Illinois | 28 |
| Indiana | 32 |
| Iowa | 35 |
| Kansas | NA |
| Kentucky | 34 |
| Louisiana | 20 |
| Maine | 35 |
| Maryland | 28 |
| Massachusetts | 41 |
| Michigan | 35 |
| Minnesota | 40 |
| Mississippi | 15 |
| Missouri | 36 |
| Montana | 43 |
| Nebraska | NA |
| Nevada | 20 |
| New Hampshire | 39 |
| New Jersey | 34 |
| New Mexico | 21 |
| New York | 31 |
| North Carolina | 24 |
| North Dakota | 42 |
| Ohio | 37 |
| Oklahoma | 25 |
| Oregon | 35 |
| Pennsylvania | 35 |
| Rhode Island | 26 |
| South Carolina | 23 |
| South Dakota | 40 |
| Tennessee | 28 |
| Texas | 29 |
| Utah | 39 |
| Vermont | NA |
| Virginia | 36 |
| Washington | 34 |
| West Virginia | 22 |
| Wisconsin | 38 |
| Wyoming | 36 |
| Puerto Rico | NA |
NA = not available NOTES: National average for United States is reported value in National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports. NAEP grade 8 science scores for public schools only. SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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