2000 High School Transcript Study Tabulations Report

Table 48-N.Mean NAEP science scores of high school graduates, by course credits earned in subject fields and selected school and student demographic characteristics: 2000 (Military Science)

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Subject field	Statistic	Credits earned in subject field
Subject field	Statistic	0	0.01–0.50		0.51–1.00		1.01–2.00		2.01–3.00		3.01–4.00		4.01–5.00	More than 5.00
Military Science	Mean	148	131		134		128		132		133		‡	‡
	s.e.	1.0	4.7		3.5		3.6		4.6		8.6		‡	‡
	N	6,896	69		154		87		80		79		‡	‡
Student gender
Male	Mean	150	‡		138		134	!	136	!	125	!	‡	‡
	s.e.	1.3	‡		4.0		5.4	!	7.1	!	14.7	!	‡	‡
	N	3,171	‡		73		40		38		38		‡	‡
Female	Mean	147	‡		131		124	!	‡		142	!	‡	‡
	s.e.	1.1	‡		5.4		4.6	!	6.0	!	7.4	!	‡	‡
	N	3,724	‡		81		47		41		41		‡	‡
Student race/ethnicity¹
White	Mean	154	‡		149	!	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	1.1	‡		5.1	!	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	4,161	‡		60		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
Black	Mean	123	119	!	119	!	124	!	110	!	122	!	‡	‡
	s.e.	1.8	6.0	!	2.9	!	4.8	!	4.2	!	4.6	!	‡	‡
	N	1,044	36		60		36		35		34		‡	‡
Hispanic	Mean	130	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	2.1	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	1,118	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
Asian/Pacific Islander	Mean	158	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	2.9	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	386	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
American Indian	Mean	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
Other	Mean	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
Student program
Academic	Mean	153	132	!	137		132	!	135	!	140	!	‡	‡
	s.e.	1.0	5.7	!	3.4		4.9	!	5.2	!	6.6	!	‡	‡
	N	4,852	56		110		56		54		60		‡	‡
Vocational	Mean	127	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	3.5	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	165	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
Both	Mean	139	‡		130	!	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	1.9	‡		6.9	!	‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	1,589	‡		40		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
Neither	Mean	126	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	2.8	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	290	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
Community type
Urban	Mean	145	‡		134		127	!	‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	2.4	‡		5.7		5.5	!	‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	1,925	‡		64		39		‡		‡		‡	‡
Suburban	Mean	151	130	!	‡		‡		133	!	137	!	‡	‡
	s.e.	1.3	5.0	!	‡		‡		6.6	!	5.8	!	‡	‡
	N	3,163	47		‡		‡		30		31		‡	‡
Rural	Mean	145	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	2.0	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	1,808	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
School type
Public	Mean	147	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	1.1	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	6,440	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
Nonpublic	Mean	163	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	1.9	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	456	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
Region of the country²
Northeast	Mean	151	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	3.0	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	1,076	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
South	Mean	144	128	!	135		128	!	128	!	127	!	‡	‡
	s.e.	1.4	4.7	!	4.2		4.9	!	5.9	!	9.9	!	‡	‡
	N	3,201	59		115		58		60		61		‡	‡
Midwest	Mean	152	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	1.4	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	1,215	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
West	Mean	147	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	s.e.	3.0	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡
	N	1,404	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡	‡

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! Interpret data with caution. Users are cautioned against performing t-tests on cells with NAEP proficiency estimates that have been calculated with less than 62 observations (N). NAEP considers a cell size of 62 the minimum required for performing meaningful comparisons.

‡ Reporting standards not met. Means and standard errors based on less than 30 observations are not reported.

¹ American Indian includes Alaska Native, Black includes African American, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian, and Hispanic includes Latino. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin unless specified.

² "Region of the country" refers to the Census-defined regions. For more information about Census-defined regions, see the U.S. Census Bureau online publication "Census Regions and Divisions of the United States" (http://www.census.gov/geo/www/us_regdiv.pdf [1.1M PDF]).

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 2000.

Last updated 23 May 2007 (MH)