Massachusetts 72 164 21 79 48 4 Rural Nation 19 156 29 71 35 1 Massachusetts 11 163 22 78 45 3 V. 2015 NAEP Science Results by Level of Education Parents’ Eighth-grade students who participated in the NAEP 2015 assessment were asked to indicate the highest level of education they thought their father and mother had completed. Five response options—did not finish high school, graduated from high school, some education after high school, graduated from college, and offered. The highest level of “I don’t know”—were education reported for either parent was used in the analysis. The results by highest level of parental education are shown in Table 10. Fourth-graders were not asked about their parents’ education level because their responses in previous NAEP assessments were not reliable, and a large percentage of them chose the “I don’t know” option. Table 10. NAEP 2015 Science Assessment: Grade 8 Performance by Level of Education Parents’ Percentage of Students Average At or At or Percentage Scale Below Above Above At Parent Education of Students Score Basic Basic Proficient Advanced Did Not Finish High School Nation 8 137 52 48 15 # Massachusetts 4 128 66 34 9 # Graduated High School Nation 16 141 46 54 18 # Massachusetts 13 146 41 59 25 # Graduated College Nation 49 164 21 79 46 3 Massachusetts 62 172 14 86 57 5 # Rounds to zero
Massachusetts 72 164 21 79 48 4 Rural Nation 19 156 29 71 35 1 Massachusetts 11 163 22 78 45 3 V. 2015 NAEP Science Results by Parents’ Level of Education Eighth-grade students who participated in the NAEP 2015 assessment were asked to indicate the highest level of education they thought their father and mother had completed. Five response options—did not finish high school, graduated from high school, some education after high school, graduated from college, and “I don’t know”—were offered. The highest level of education reported for either parent was used in the analysis. The results by highest level of parental education are shown in Table 10. Fourth-graders were not asked about their parents’ education level because their responses in previous NAEP assessments were not reliable, and a large percentage of them chose the “I don’t know” option. Table 10. NAEP 2015 Science Assessment: Grade 8 Performance by Parents’ Level of Education Percentage of Students Parent Education Percentage of Students Average Scale Score Below Basic At or Above Basic At or Above Proficient At Advanced Did Not Finish High School Nation 8 137 52 48 15 # Massachusetts 4 128 66 34 9 # Graduated High School Nation 16 141 46 54 18 # Massachusetts 13 146 41 59 25 # Graduated College Nation 49 164 21 79 46 3 Massachusetts 62 172 14 86 57 5 # Rounds to zero