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Table 126. | Percentage of students attaining U.S. history achievement levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001 and 2006 |
Selected student characteristic | Percent of 4th-graders | Percent of 8th-graders | Percent of 12th-graders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001, At or above Basic1 |
2006 | 2001, At or above Basic1 | 2006 | 2001, At or above Basic1 |
2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Below Basic | At or above Basic1 | At or above Proficient2 | At Advanced3 | Below Basic | At or above Basic1 | At or above Proficient2 | At Advanced3 | Below Basic | At or above Basic1 | At or above Proficient2 | At Advanced3 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
All students | 66 | (1.2) | 30 | (1.3) | 70 | (1.3) | 18 | (1.0) | 2 | (0.3) | 62 | (1.0) | 35 | (1.0) | 65 | (1.0) | 17 | (0.8) | 1 | (0.1) | 43 | (1.2) | 53 | (1.1) | 47 | (1.1) | 13 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.2) |
Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Male | 65 | (1.3) | 31 | (1.5) | 69 | (1.5) | 20 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.4) | 62 | (1.1) | 33 | (1.3) | 67 | (1.3) | 19 | (1.0) | 2 | (0.2) | 45 | (1.6) | 50 | (1.2) | 50 | (1.2) | 15 | (0.8) | 1 | (0.2) |
Female | 67 | (1.4) | 30 | (1.2) | 70 | (1.2) | 16 | (1.0) | 1 | (0.3) | 61 | (1.2) | 36 | (1.0) | 64 | (1.0) | 14 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.2) | 40 | (1.2) | 56 | (1.2) | 44 | (1.2) | 11 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.2) |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
White | 76 | (1.5) | 16 | (1.2) | 84 | (1.2) | 26 | (1.5) | 2 | (0.4) | 71 | (1.1) | 21 | (0.8) | 79 | (0.8) | 23 | (1.1) | 2 | (0.2) | 49 | (1.3) | 44 | (1.3) | 56 | (1.3) | 16 | (0.8) | 1 | (0.2) |
Black | 41 | (2.3) | 54 | (2.5) | 46 | (2.5) | 5 | (1.0) | # | (†) | 35 | (2.1) | 60 | (1.7) | 40 | (1.7) | 4 | (0.5) | # | (†) | 19 | (1.5) | 80 | (1.6) | 20 | (1.6) | 2 | (0.5) | # | (†) |
Hispanic | 40 | (2.8) | 51 | (2.7) | 49 | (2.7) | 6 | (0.7) | 1 | (0.2) | 36 | (2.6) | 54 | (2.2) | 46 | (2.2) | 6 | (0.8) | # | (0.1) | 24 | (2.3) | 73 | (1.4) | 27 | (1.4) | 4 | (0.6) | # | (†) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 74 | (4.5) | 29 | (4.8) | 71 | (4.8) | 22 | (4.3) | 2 | (—) | 65 | (3.0) | 25 | (4.4) | 75 | (4.4) | 22 | (3.0) | 1 | (0.6) | 51 | (6.7) | 46 | (3.5) | 54 | (3.5) | 20 | (3.1) | 3 | (0.7) |
American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | 59 | (7.7) | 41 | (7.7) | 6 | (3.2) | # | (†) | 57 | (6.5) | 57 | (6.1) | 43 | (6.1) | 5 | (—) | # | (†) | 37 | (7.8) | 68 | (7.3) | 32 | (7.3) | 4 | (2.9) | # | (†) |
Parents' highest level of education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not high school graduate | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 38 | (4.1) | 60 | (2.2) | 40 | (2.2) | 3 | (0.9) | # | (†) | 19 | (2.1) | 82 | (1.7) | 18 | (1.7) | 3 | (0.8) | # | (†) |
Graduated high school | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 50 | (1.8) | 48 | (2.2) | 52 | (2.2) | 7 | (0.7) | # | (†) | 25 | (1.6) | 69 | (1.4) | 31 | (1.4) | 5 | (0.7) | # | (†) |
Some college | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 69 | (1.5) | 30 | (1.3) | 70 | (1.3) | 14 | (1.2) | 1 | (0.3) | 39 | (1.3) | 55 | (1.4) | 45 | (1.4) | 9 | (0.8) | # | (†) |
Graduated college | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 77 | (1.0) | 21 | (1.1) | 79 | (1.1) | 27 | (1.1) | 2 | (0.3) | 58 | (1.5) | 40 | (1.4) | 60 | (1.4) | 20 | (1.1) | 2 | (0.3) |
Free/reduced-price lunch eligibility | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eligible | 45 | (1.7) | 49 | (1.6) | 51 | (1.6) | 6 | (0.5) | # | (†) | 38 | (1.7) | 56 | (1.6) | 44 | (1.6) | 5 | (0.5) | # | (†) | 22 | (1.9) | 76 | (1.3) | 24 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.5) | # | (†) |
Not eligible | 79 | (1.6) | 16 | (1.1) | 84 | (1.1) | 27 | (1.5) | 3 | (0.4) | 71 | (1.6) | 22 | (0.8) | 78 | (0.8) | 23 | (1.0) | 2 | (0.2) | 44 | (1.5) | 48 | (1.2) | 52 | (1.2) | 15 | (0.9) | 1 | (0.2) |
Not available | 74 | (2.8) | 15 | (4.0) | 85 | (4.0) | 33 | (4.7) | 5 | (1.7) | 68 | (2.2) | 14 | (3.2) | 86 | (3.2) | 33 | (3.8) | 4 | (1.1) | 52 | (2.9) | 38 | (3.7) | 62 | (3.7) | 19 | (2.6) | 1 | (0.5) |
Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeast | — | (†) | 25 | (2.5) | 75 | (2.5) | 19 | (1.5) | 2 | (0.5) | — | (†) | 31 | (2.4) | 69 | (2.4) | 21 | (2.1) | 2 | (0.4) | — | (†) | 44 | (3.0) | 56 | (3.0) | 19 | (1.9) | 2 | (0.5) |
Midwest | — | (†) | 20 | (2.1) | 80 | (2.1) | 25 | (2.8) | 2 | (0.7) | — | (†) | 27 | (1.8) | 73 | (1.8) | 21 | (1.7) | 1 | (0.3) | — | (†) | 50 | (1.3) | 50 | (1.3) | 14 | (1.0) | 1 | (0.2) |
South | — | (†) | 29 | (2.1) | 71 | (2.1) | 18 | (2.0) | 2 | (0.5) | — | (†) | 36 | (1.5) | 64 | (1.5) | 15 | (1.0) | 1 | (0.2) | — | (†) | 59 | (2.0) | 41 | (2.0) | 11 | (1.0) | 1 | (0.2) |
West | — | (†) | 45 | (3.8) | 55 | (3.8) | 11 | (1.6) | 1 | (0.3) | — | (†) | 44 | (2.6) | 56 | (2.6) | 11 | (1.3) | 1 | (0.2) | — | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
— Not available. † Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at a given grade. 2 Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. 3 Advanced signifies superior performance for a given grade. NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Excludes students unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability (if the accommodations provided were not sufficient to enable the test to properly reflect the students' U.S. his-tory proficiency). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001 and 2006 U.S. History Assessments, retrieved May 22, 2007, from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/). (This table was prepared May 2007.) |