| Student or school characteristic | Below Basic | At or above Basic |
At or above Proficient |
At Advanced |
| Total | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Female | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Black | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | † |
| Hispanic | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | † |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.4 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | — |
| Highest level of parental education | ||||
| Did not finish high school | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | — |
| Graduated from high school | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Some education after high school | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| Graduated from college | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Region | ||||
| West | † | † | † | † |
| Midwest | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| South | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| Northeast | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
| Locale | ||||
| City | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| Suburban | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| Town | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Rural | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| Students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | ||||
| 10 percent or less | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| 11–25 percent | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| 26–50 percent | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 51–75 percent | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| More than 75 percent | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | — |
| — Not available (standard error estimates cannot be determined). |
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| † Not applicable. |
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| SOURCE: Mead, N., and Sandene, B. (2007). The Nation’s Report Card: Economics 2006 (NCES 2007-475), data from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer. |
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