Percent of students at or above selected history proficiency levels, by selected characteristics and grade level: 1994

Table 120
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                        |     Percentage of 4th-graders     |    Percentage of 8th-graders      |     Percentage of 12th-graders
                        |___________________________________|___________________________________|___________________________________
                        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
        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   |
                        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
           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)
                        |________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
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
                        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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)
                        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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)
________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
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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