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Table 115. Percentage of students at or above selected U.S. history proficiency levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001
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                          |     Percentage of 4th-graders     |  Percentage of 8th-graders   |    Percentage of 12th-graders
                          |___________________________________|______________________________|_________________________________
                          |        |        |   At or|        |       |       |  At or|      |        |       |   At or|
                          |        |   At or|   above|        |       |  At or|  above|      |        |  At or|   above|
Selected                  |   Below|   above|  profi-|  At ad-|  Below|  above| profi-|At ad-|   Below|  above|  profi-|At ad-
student characteristic    |   basic|   basic|   cient|  vanced|  basic|  basic|  cient|vanced|   basic|  basic|   cient|vanced
__________________________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|______|________|_______|________|_______
1                         |       2|       3|       4|       5|      6|      7|      8|     9|      10|     11|      12|     13
__________________________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|______|________|_______|________|_______
   All students  .........| 33(1.1)| 67(1.1)| 18(1.0)|  2(0.5)|36(0.9)|64(0.9)|17(0.8)|2(0.3)|57 (1.2)|43(1.2)|11 (0.9)|1 (0.4)
                          |________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|______|________|_______|________|_______
Sex                       |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
  Male ...................| 34(1.3)| 66(1.3)| 19(1.2)|  2(0.7)|35(1.1)|65(1.1)|18(1.0)|2(0.3)|55 (1.6)|45(1.6)|12 (1.1)|1 (0.5)
  Female .................| 32(1.4)| 68(1.4)| 17(1.1)|  2(0.4)|37(1.2)|63(1.2)|15(0.8)|1(0.4)|59 (1.3)|41(1.3)|10 (0.9)|1 (0.3)
                          |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
Race/ethnicity            |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
  White, non-Hispanic ....| 21(1.3)| 79(1.3)| 24(1.4)|  3(0.7)|25(1.0)|75(1.0)|21(1.1)|2(0.4)|51 (1.4)|49(1.4)|13 (1.0)|1 (0.4)
  Black, non-Hispanic ....| 56(2.1)| 44(2.1)|  6(1.0)| # (0.3)|62(2.4)|38(2.4)| 4(0.8)|# (†) |80 (1.5)|20(1.5)| 3 (0.6)|#  (†)
  Hispanic ...............| 58(3.0)| 42(3.0)|  7(1.1)|  1(0.3)|60(1.7)|40(1.7)| 5(0.7)|#(0.2)|74 (2.4)|26(2.4)| 5 (1.1)|#  (†)
  Asian/Pacific Islander .| 29(3.8)| 71(3.8)| 19(3.2)|  3(1.9)|32(3.8)|68(3.8)|20(3.6)|2(0.8)|47 (5.1)|53(5.1)|21 (6.0)|5 (2.3)
  American Indian/        |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
     Alaska Native .......| 47(6.4)| 53(6.4)| 12(4.6)|  4 (†) |50(7.1)|50(7.1)| 8(3.5)|1 (†) |66 (7.2)|34 (†) | 1  (†) |#  (†)
                          |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
Parents' highest level of |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
   education              |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
  Not high school         |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
     graduate ............|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |59(3.3)|41(3.3)| 3(1.8)|# (†) |80 (2.1)|20(2.1)| 2 (0.7)|#  (†)
  Graduated high school ..|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |48(1.7)|52(1.7)| 7(1.0)|# (†) |74 (1.3)|26(1.3)| 4 (0.8)|# (0.1)
  Some college ...........|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |30(1.3)|70(1.3)|14(1.3)|1(0.3)|61 (1.3)|39(1.3)| 8 (0.7)|1 (0.2)
  Graduated college ......|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |22(1.0)|78(1.0)|27(1.1)|3(0.5)|42 (1.5)|58(1.5)|18 (1.5)|2 (0.8)
                          |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
Free/reduced price lunch  |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
   eligibility            |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
  Eligible ...............| 53(1.7)| 47(1.7)|  6(0.8)|  1(0.2)|59(1.4)|41(1.4)| 6(0.7)|#(0.2)|77 (1.8)|23(1.8)| 3 (0.7)|#  (†)
  Not eligible ...........| 21(1.7)| 79(1.7)| 25(1.6)|  3(0.8)|27(1.2)|73(1.2)|20(1.2)|2(0.3)|55 (1.5)|45(1.5)|11 (1.1)|1 (0.6)
  Not available ..........| 25(2.8)| 75(2.8)| 24(2.9)|  3(1.1)|30(2.4)|70(2.4)|22(2.1)|3(0.6)|47 (2.9)|53(2.9)|17 (2.3)|2 (0.6)
                          |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
Region                    |        |        |        |        |       |       |       |      |        |       |        |
  Northeast ..............| 27(3.1)| 73(3.1)| 23(2.9)|  3(1.1)|28(2.2)|72(2.2)|22(2.1)|2(0.8)|55 (3.8)|45(3.8)|13 (3.2)|2  (†)
  Southeast ..............| 34(2.7)| 66(2.7)| 16(2.2)|  2(1.2)|38(2.3)|62(2.3)|16(1.3)|2(0.4)|61 (2.3)|39(2.3)|10 (1.3)|1 (0.3)
  Central ................| 25(2.3)| 75(2.3)| 24(2.4)|  3(1.1)|29(2.2)|71(2.2)|19(1.5)|2(0.5)|54 (2.2)|46(2.2)|11 (1.3)|1 (0.4)
  West ...................| 41(2.5)| 59(2.5)| 13(1.2)|  1(0.4)|45(1.7)|55(1.7)|12(1.3)|1(0.2)|58 (2.2)|42(2.2)|11 (1.5)|1 (0.4)
__________________________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______|______|________|_______|________|_______
---Not available
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Excludes persons unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability (and the accommodations provided were not sufficient to enable the test to properly reflect the students' history proficiency). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History 2001. (This table was prepared May 2002.)


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