National geography scale score percentiles, grades 4, 8, and 12 (public and nonpublic schools combined): 1994 and 2001

The following display of scores at different percentiles on the 0-to-500 scale at each grade indicates whether or not the few changes seen in the national average geography score results are reflected in the performance of higher-, middle-, and lower-performing students. Scores at the 90th, 75th, 50th, 25th, and 10th percentiles are shown for each grade in 1994 and 2001.

Significantly different from 1994.
NOTE: Results are based on administration procedures that did not permit accommodations.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994 and 2001 Geography Assessments.

Major Findings

• At grades 4 and 8, scores at the lower percentiles (10th and 25th) were higher in 2001 than in 1994.
  
  
• At grade 12, none of the apparent differences in percentile scores was statistically significant.
  
  

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Last updated 19 June 2002 (DSS)