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8-8:  Eighth grade science proficiency (Percent)   [ choose new ]

  Elementary and secondary education
  • 8-1:  Fourth grade mathematics performance
  • 8-2:  Fourth grade mathematics proficiency
  • 8-3:  Fourth grade science performance
  • 8-4:  Fourth grade science proficiency
  • 8-5:  Eighth grade mathematics performance
  • 8-6:  Eighth grade mathematics proficiency
  • 8-7:  Eighth grade science performance
  • 8-8:  Eighth grade science proficiency
  • 8-9:  Public school teacher salaries
  • 8-10:  Elementary and secondary public school expenditures as a percentage of gross domestic product
  • 8-11:  Expenditures per pupil for elementary and secondary public schools
  • 8-12:  Public high school students taking Advanced Placement exams
  • 8-13:  Public high school students scoring 3 or higher on at least one Advanced Placement exam
  • 8-14:  Public high school students scoring 3 or higher on Advanced Placement Calculus AB exam
  • 8-15:  High school graduates or higher among individuals 25–44 years old
  Higher education
  • 8-16:  Associate's degrees in science, engineering, and technology conferred per 1,000 individuals 18–24 years old
  • 8-17:  Bachelor's degrees conferred per 1,000 individuals 18–24 years old
  • 8-18:  Bachelor's degrees in science and engineering conferred per 1,000 individuals 18–24 years old
  • 8-19:  Bachelor's degrees in natural sciences and engineering conferred per 1,000 individuals 18–24 years old
  • 8-20:  Science and engineering degrees as a percentage of higher education degrees conferred
  • 8-21:  Natural sciences and engineering degrees as a percentage of higher education degrees conferred
  • 8-22:  Science and engineering graduate students per 1,000 individuals 25–34 years old
  • 8-23:  Advanced science and engineering degrees as a percentage of S&E degrees conferred
  • 8-24:  Advanced natural sciences and engineering degrees as a percentage of NS&E degrees conferred
  • 8-25:  Science and engineering doctoral degrees as a percentage of S&E degrees conferred
  • 8-26:  Average undergraduate charge at public 4-year institutions
  • 8-27:  Average undergraduate charge at public 4-year institutions as a percentage of disposable personal income
  • 8-28:  Appropriations of state tax funds for operating expenses of higher education as a percentage of gross domestic product
  • 8-29:  State expenditures on student aid per full-time undergraduate student
  • 8-30:  State funding for public research universities per full-time equivalent student
  • 8-31:  Postsecondary degree holders among individuals 25–44 years old
  • 8-32:  Bachelor's degree holders among individuals 25–44 years old
  Workforce
  • 8-33:  Bachelor's degree holders potentially in the workforce
  • 8-34:  Individuals in science and engineering occupations as a percentage of all occupations
  • 8-35:  Employed science and engineering doctorate holders as a percentage of the workforce
  • 8-36:  Engineers as a percentage of all occupations
  • 8-37:  Life and physical scientists as a percentage of all occupations
  • 8-38:  Computer specialists as a percentage of all occupations
  • 8-39:  Technical workers as a percentage of all occupations
  Financial R&D inputs
  • 8-40:  R&D as a percentage of gross domestic product
  • 8-41:  Federal R&D obligations per employed worker
  • 8-42:  Federal R&D obligations per individual in science and engineering occupation
  • 8-43:  State agency R&D expenditures per $1 million of gross domestic product
  • 8-44:  State agency R&D expenditures per employed worker
  • 8-45:  State agency R&D expenditures per individual in science and engineering occupation
  • 8-46:  Business-performed R&D as a percentage of private-industry output
  • 8-47:  Academic science and engineering R&D per $1,000 of gross domestic product
  R&D outputs
  • 8-48:  Science and engineering doctorates conferred per 1,000 employed S&E doctorate holders
  • 8-49:  Academic science and engineering article output per 1,000 S&E doctorate holders in academia
  • 8-50:  Academic science and engineering article output per $1 million of academic S&E R&D
  • 8-51:  Academic patents awarded per 1,000 science and engineering doctorate holders in academia
  • 8-52:  Patents awarded per 1,000 individuals in science and engineering occupations
  Science and technology in the economy
  • 8-53:  High-technology establishments as a percentage of all business establishments
  • 8-54:  Net high-technology business formations as a percentage of all business establishments
  • 8-55:  Employment in high-technology establishments as percentage of total employment
  • 8-56:  Average annual federal small business innovation research funding per $1 million of gross domestic product
  • 8-57:  Venture capital disbursed per $1,000 of gross domestic product
  • 8-58:  Venture capital deals as a percentage of high-technology business establishments
  • 8-59:  Venture capital disbursed per venture capital deal
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2009 2011
  • 1st quartile  (38% - 45%)
  • 2nd quartile  (34% - 37%)
  • 3rd quartile  (26% - 33%)
  • 4th quartile  (8% - 24%)
  • No data

Achievement levels

(Scores range from 0-300)

Advanced .............. 215-300

Proficient ............... 170-214

Basic ..................... 141-169

VT2011
Vermont: 43%
1st quartile  (38% – 45%)
United States: 31%
NH2011
New Hampshire: 42%
1st quartile  (38% – 45%)
United States: 31%
MA2011
Massachusetts: 44%
1st quartile  (38% – 45%)
United States: 31%
RI2011
Rhode Island: 31%
3rd quartile  (26% – 33%)
United States: 31%
CT2011
Connecticut: 35%
2nd quartile  (34% – 37%)
United States: 31%
NJ2011
New Jersey: 34%
2nd quartile  (34% – 37%)
United States: 31%
DE2011
Delaware: 28%
3rd quartile  (26% – 33%)
United States: 31%
DC2011
District of Columbia: 8%
4th quartile  (8% – 24%)
United States: 31%
MD2011
Maryland: 32%
3rd quartile  (26% – 33%)
United States: 31%
PR2011
Puerto Rico: 0%
No data
United States: 31%
HI2011
Hawaii: 22%
4th quartile  (8% – 24%)
United States: 31%
Distribution of states across indicator values
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MS
AZ
CA
HI
LA
NM
NV
AR
IL
NC
OK
WV
DE
FL
GA
NY
RI
SC
TN
AK
CT
IA
IN
KS
KY
MD
NJ
OR
PA
TX
WA
ID
ME
MI
MO
NE
OH
WY
CO
MN
NH
SD
UT
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(Percent)

Map and distribution views display current dollars only

NA = not available

NOTES: National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) grade 8 science scores are for public schools only.

SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP (various years).
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