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(18 KB)| Table 119. | Percent of students at or above selected history proficiency levels, by selected characteristics and grade level: 1994 |
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| Percentage of 4th-graders | Percentage of 8th-graders | Percentage of 12th-graders
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Selected |Below |At or |At or | |Below |At or |At or | |Below |At or |At or |
characteristics |basic |above |above |At |basic |above |above |At |basic |above |above |At
of students | |basic |profi- |advanced| |basic |profi- |advanced| |basic |profi- |advanced
| | |cient | | | |cient | | | |cient |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
All students ..........|36 (1.1)|64 (1.1)|17 (1.0)| 2 (0.3)|39 (0.9)|61 (0.9)|14 (0.6)| 1 (0.1)|57 (1.1)|43 (1.1)|11 (0.7)|1 (0.2)
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Sex | | | | | | | | | | | |
Male .................|38 (1.6)|62 (1.6)|18 (1.4)| 2 (0.4)|39 (1.0)|61 (1.0)|15 (0.8)| 1 (0.3)|55 (1.2)|45 (1.2)|12 (0.7)|1 (0.3)
Female ...............|35 (1.4)|65 (1.4)|16 (1.1)| 2 (0.4)|39 (1.3)|61 (1.3)|13 (0.8)| 1 (0.1)|60 (1.4)|40 (1.4)| 9 (0.8)|1 (0.2)
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Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | |
White ................|26 (1.1)|74 (1.1)|22 (1.4)| 3 (0.5)|29 (1.1)|71 (1.1)|17 (0.8)| 1 (0.2)|50 (1.2)|50 (1.2)|13 (0.8)|1 (0.2)
Black ................|64 (1.8)|36 (1.8)| 4 (1.0)| 0 (0.1)|67 (2.3)|33 (2.3)| 4 (0.6)| 0 (0.1)|83 (1.6)|17 (1.6)| 2 (0.8)|0 (0.1)
Hispanic .............|59 (3.6)|41 (3.6)| 6 (1.2)| 1 (0.4)|59 (2.3)|41 (2.3)| 5 (0.7)| 0 (0.1)|78 (2.1)|22 (2.1)| 4 (0.7)|0 (0.3)
Asian ................|36 (4.7)|64 (4.7)|22 (5.1)| 4 (2.6)|28 (5.1)|72 (5.1)|23 (4.2)| 2 (1.2)|54 (5.4)|46 (5.4)|16 (4.6)|2 (1.1)
Pacific Islander .....|41 (7.1)|59 (7.1)|16 (4.7)| 3 (2.9)|48 (8.7)|52 (8.7)|11 (4.4)| 1 (0.8)|67 (6.4)|33 (6.4)| 7 (3.8)|1 (0.6)
American Indian/ | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alaskan Native .....|49 (6.9)|51 (6.9)| 9 (2.7)| 0 (1.1)|58 (5.8)|42 (5.8)| 5 (2.6)| 0 0.0 |70 (7.6)|30 (7.6)| 5 (2.3)|0 0.0
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Region | | | | | | | | | | | |
Northeast ............|37 (2.4)|63 (2.4)|18 (2.1)| 3 (0.7)|31 (2.0)|69 (2.0)|19 (1.7)| 1 (0.3)|54 (2.4)|46 (2.4)|13 (1.5)|1 (0.4)
Southeast ............|39 (2.3)|61 (2.3)|15 (1.5)| 2 (0.5)|49 (1.9)|51 (1.9)| 9 (0.8)| 0 (0.2)|63 (1.9)|37 (1.9)| 8 (1.4)|0 (0.3)
Central ..............|29 (2.8)|71 (2.8)|20 (2.6)| 3 (1.0)|31 (2.3)|69 (2.3)|17 (1.2)| 1 (0.4)|55 (2.0)|45 (2.0)|11 (1.2)|1 (0.5)
West .................|39 (2.5)|61 (2.5)|16 (1.8)| 1 (0.8)|42 (1.3)|58 (1.3)|11 (1.2)| 1 (0.2)|57 (2.3)|43 (2.3)|10 (1.2)|1 (0.2)
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Parents' level of | | | | | | | | | | | |
education | | | | | | | | | | | |
Not high school | | | | | | | | | | | |
graduate ............|63 (4.1)|37 (4.1)| 2 (1.2)| 0 (0.0)|63 (2.2)|37 (2.2)| 3 (0.7)| 0 0.0 |85 (1.9)|15 (1.9)| 1 (0.6)|0 (0.2)
Graduated high school |43 (2.7)|57 (2.7)|10 (1.3)| 1 (0.4)|50 (1.4)|50 (1.4)| 7 (0.9)| 0 (0.1)|71 (1.5)|29 (1.5)| 4 (0.8)|0 (0.1)
Some college .........|26 (2.8)|74 (2.8)|21 (2.6)| 3 (1.0)|32 (1.3)|68 (1.3)|14 (1.1)| 0 (0.2)|58 (1.9)|42 (1.9)| 8 (1.1)|1 (0.3)
Graduated college ....|26 (1.2)|74 (1.2)|25 (1.7)| 4 (0.6)|26 (1.2)|74 (1.2)|22 (1.1)| 1 (0.3)|44 (1.3)|56 (1.3)|17 (1.0)|1 (0.4)
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NOTE: Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, NAEP 1994 U.S. History Report Card. (This table was prepared May 1999.)
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