Average U.S. history scale scores by student eligibility for the free/reduced-price school lunch program, grades 4, 8, and 12 (public and nonpublic schools combined): 2001

		Eligible			Not eligible			Info not available
Grade 4	189		220		217
Grade 8	245		269		268
Grade 12	271		289		295

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), 2001 U.S. History Assessment.

Major Finding

• At every grade, the average scale score for students who were not eligible for the free/reduced-price school lunch program (i.e., those above the federal poverty guidelines) were higher than the scores for those students who were eligible for the program.

See the achievement-level results by student eligibility for free/reduced-price lunch program for grades 4, 8, and 12.

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Last updated 23 April 2002 (DSS)