Dataset Description
Definition
Eighth grade public school students’ sciences achievement levels, as measured and defined by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
For a more detailed description of achievement levels see: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/Science/achieveall.asp. Public schools include charter schools and exclude Bureau of Indian Education schools and Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
Data Source
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Available online at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard.
Notes
Updated November 2016.
S – NAEP reporting standards not met.
N.A. – Data not available.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at [Eighth grade science achievement levels](https://datacenter.aecf.org/~/media/1122/CI 8th NAEPScience.xls).
Last Updated
2016-11