The average tariff score - which combines results from different qualifications - for all 15- and 16-year-olds was 171 points in 2006/07, equivalent to six standard grade qualifications at Level 2.
But Black Caribbean children scored an average of just 85 points, equivalent to three standard grade qualifications at Level 2, down from 124 in 2005/06. Looked-after children had an average of 78 points.
Paula Evans, policy and parliamentary information officer at the charity Children in Scotland, said it was vital to consider the links between poverty and exam results.
"Government policies need to continue to prioritise child poverty and commit to progressing child wellbeing from birth if they are to improve educational attainment," she said.
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