Table 118.

Percentage of students at or above selected U.S. history proficiency levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001

Selected student characteristic	Percentage of 4th-graders								Percentage of 8th-graders								Percentage of 12th-graders
	Below basic		At or above basic		At or above proficient		At advanced		Below basic		At or above basic		At or above proficient		At advanced		Below basic		At or above basic		At or above proficient		At advanced
1	2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13
All students	33	(1.1)	67	(1.1)	18	(1.0)	2	(0.5)	36	(0.9)	64	(0.9)	17	(0.8)	2	(0.3)	57	(1.2)	43	(1.2)	11	(0.9)	1	(0.4)
Sex
Male	34	(1.3)	66	(1.3)	19	(1.2)	2	(0.7)	35	(1.1)	65	(1.1)	18	(1.0)	2	(0.3)	55	(1.6)	45	(1.6)	12	(1.1)	1	(0.5)
Female	32	(1.4)	68	(1.4)	17	(1.1)	2	(0.4)	37	(1.2)	63	(1.2)	15	(0.8)	1	(0.4)	59	(1.3)	41	(1.3)	10	(0.9)	1	(0.3)
Race/ethnicity
White	21	(1.3)	79	(1.3)	24	(1.4)	3	(0.7)	25	(1.0)	75	(1.0)	21	(1.1)	2	(0.4)	51	(1.4)	49	(1.4)	13	(1.0)	1	(0.4)
Black	56	(2.1)	44	(2.1)	6	(1.0)	#	(0.3)	62	(2.4)	38	(2.4)	4	(0.8)	#	(†)	80	(1.5)	20	(1.5)	3	(0.6)	#	(†)
Hispanic	58	(3.0)	42	(3.0)	7	(1.1)	1	(0.3)	60	(1.7)	40	(1.7)	5	(0.7)	#	(†)	74	(2.4)	26	(2.4)	5	(1.1)	#	(†)
Asian/Pacific Islander	29	(3.8)	71	(3.8)	19	(3.2)	3	(1.9)	32	(3.8)	68	(3.8)	20	(3.6)	2	(0.8)	47	(5.1)	53	(5.1)	21	(6.0)	5	(2.3)
American Indian/Alaska Native	47	(6.4)	53	(6.4)	12	(4.6)	4	(†)	50	(7.1)	50	(7.1)	8	(3.5)	1	(†)	66	(7.2)	34	(7.2)	1	(†)	#	(†)
Parents' highest level of education
Not high school graduate	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	59	(3.3)	41	(3.3)	3	(1.8)	#	(†)	80	(2.1)	20	(2.1)	2	(0.7)	#	(†)
Graduated high school	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	48	(1.7)	52	(1.7)	7	(1.0)	#	(†)	74	(1.3)	26	(1.3)	4	(0.8)	#	(†)
Some college	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	30	(1.3)	70	(1.3)	14	(1.3)	1	(0.3)	61	(1.3)	39	(1.3)	8	(0.7)	1	(0.2)
Graduated college	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	22	(1.0)	78	(1.0)	27	(1.1)	3	(0.5)	42	(1.5)	58	(1.5)	18	(1.5)	2	(0.8)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligibility
Eligible	53	(1.7)	47	(1.7)	6	(0.8)	1	(0.2)	59	(1.4)	41	(1.4)	6	(0.7)	#	(†)	77	(1.8)	23	(1.8)	3	(0.7)	#	(†)
Not eligible	21	(1.7)	79	(1.7)	25	(1.6)	3	(0.8)	27	(1.2)	73	(1.2)	20	(1.2)	2	(0.3)	55	(1.5)	45	(1.5)	11	(1.1)	1	(0.6)
Not available	25	(2.8)	75	(2.8)	24	(2.9)	3	(1.1)	30	(2.4)	70	(2.4)	22	(2.1)	3	(0.6)	47	(2.9)	53	(2.9)	17	(2.3)	2	(0.6)
Region
Northeast	27	(3.1)	73	(3.1)	23	(2.9)	3	(1.1)	28	(2.2)	72	(2.2)	22	(2.1)	2	(0.8)	55	(3.8)	45	(3.8)	13	(3.2)	2	(—)
Southeast	34	(2.7)	66	(2.7)	16	(2.2)	2	(1.2)	38	(2.3)	62	(2.3)	16	(1.3)	2	(0.4)	61	(2.3)	39	(2.3)	10	(1.3)	1	(0.3)
Central	25	(2.3)	75	(2.3)	24	(2.4)	3	(1.1)	29	(2.2)	71	(2.2)	19	(1.5)	2	(0.5)	54	(2.2)	46	(2.2)	11	(1.3)	1	(0.4)
West	41	(2.5)	59	(2.5)	13	(1.2)	1	(0.4)	45	(1.7)	55	(1.7)	12	(1.3)	1	(0.2)	58	(2.2)	42	(2.2)	11	(1.5)	1	(0.4)

—Not available † Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Excludes persons unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability (and the accommodations provided were not sufficient to enable the test to properly reflect the students' history proficiency). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History 2001. (This table was prepared May 2002.)