Score differences by race/ethnicity, grades 4, 8, and 12 (public and nonpublic schools combined): 1994 and 2001

Significantly different from 1994.
NOTE: Score differences are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scale scores.
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 U.S. History Assessments.

Major Findings

• At grade 4, there was a statistically significant narrowing of the score gap between White students and Black students.

• At grade 12, there was a statistically significant narrowing of the score gap between White students and Hispanic students.

See national U.S. history achievement-level results by race/ethnicity for grade 4, grade 8, and grade 12.

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Last updated 25 April 2002 (DSS)