Table 127.

Percentage of students attaining U.S. history achievement levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001 and 2006

Selected student characteristic	Percent of 4th-graders										Percent of 8th-graders										Percent of 12th-graders
	2001, At or above Basic1		2006								2001, At or above Basic1		2006								2001, At or above Basic1		2006
			Below Basic		At or above Basic1		At or above Proficient2		At Advanced3				Below Basic		At or above Basic1		At or above Proficient2		At Advanced3				Below Basic		At or above Basic1		At or above Proficient2		At Advanced3
1	2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14		15		16
All students	66	(1.2)	30	(1.3)	70	(1.3)	18	(1.0)	2	(0.3)	62	(1.0)	35	(1.0)	65	(1.0)	17	(0.8)	1	(0.1)	43	(1.2)	53	(1.1)	47	(1.1)	13	(0.7)	1	(0.2)
Sex
Male	65	(1.3)	31	(1.5)	69	(1.5)	20	(1.3)	2	(0.4)	62	(1.1)	33	(1.3)	67	(1.3)	19	(1.0)	2	(0.2)	45	(1.6)	50	(1.2)	50	(1.2)	15	(0.8)	1	(0.2)
Female	67	(1.4)	30	(1.2)	70	(1.2)	16	(1.0)	1	(0.3)	61	(1.2)	36	(1.0)	64	(1.0)	14	(0.7)	1	(0.2)	40	(1.2)	56	(1.2)	44	(1.2)	11	(0.7)	1	(0.2)
Race/ethnicity
White	76	(1.5)	16	(1.2)	84	(1.2)	26	(1.5)	2	(0.4)	71	(1.1)	21	(0.8)	79	(0.8)	23	(1.1)	2	(0.2)	49	(1.3)	44	(1.3)	56	(1.3)	16	(0.8)	1	(0.2)
Black	41	(2.3)	54	(2.5)	46	(2.5)	5	(1.0)	#	(†)	35	(2.1)	60	(1.7)	40	(1.7)	4	(0.5)	#	(†)	19	(1.5)	80	(1.6)	20	(1.6)	2	(0.5)	#	(†)
Hispanic	40	(2.8)	51	(2.7)	49	(2.7)	6	(0.7)	1	(0.2)	36	(2.6)	54	(2.2)	46	(2.2)	6	(0.8)	#	(0.1)	24	(2.3)	73	(1.4)	27	(1.4)	4	(0.6)	#	(†)
Asian/Pacific      Islander	74	(4.5)	29	(4.8)	71	(4.8)	22	(4.3)	2	(—)	65	(3.0)	25	(4.4)	75	(4.4)	22	(3.0)	1	(0.6)	51	(6.7)	46	(3.5)	54	(3.5)	20	(3.1)	3	(0.7)
American Indian/      Alaska Native	‡	(†)	59	(7.7)	41	(7.7)	6	(3.2)	#	(†)	57	(6.5)	57	(6.1)	43	(6.1)	5	(—)	#	(†)	37	(7.8)	68	(7.3)	32	(7.3)	4	(2.9)	#	(†)
Parents’ highest level    of education
Not high school      graduate	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	38	(4.1)	60	(2.2)	40	(2.2)	3	(0.9)	#	(†)	19	(2.1)	82	(1.7)	18	(1.7)	3	(0.8)	#	(†)
Graduated high school	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	50	(1.8)	48	(2.2)	52	(2.2)	7	(0.7)	#	(†)	25	(1.6)	69	(1.4)	31	(1.4)	5	(0.7)	#	(†)
Some college	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	69	(1.5)	30	(1.3)	70	(1.3)	14	(1.2)	1	(0.3)	39	(1.3)	55	(1.4)	45	(1.4)	9	(0.8)	#	(†)
Graduated college	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	77	(1.0)	21	(1.1)	79	(1.1)	27	(1.1)	2	(0.3)	58	(1.5)	40	(1.4)	60	(1.4)	20	(1.1)	2	(0.3)
Free/reduced-price    lunch eligibility
Eligible	45	(1.7)	49	(1.6)	51	(1.6)	6	(0.5)	#	(†)	38	(1.7)	56	(1.6)	44	(1.6)	5	(0.5)	#	(†)	22	(1.9)	76	(1.3)	24	(1.3)	3	(0.5)	#	(†)
Not eligible	79	(1.6)	16	(1.1)	84	(1.1)	27	(1.5)	3	(0.4)	71	(1.6)	22	(0.8)	78	(0.8)	23	(1.0)	2	(0.2)	44	(1.5)	48	(1.2)	52	(1.2)	15	(0.9)	1	(0.2)
Not available	74	(2.8)	15	(4.0)	85	(4.0)	33	(4.7)	5	(1.7)	68	(2.2)	14	(3.2)	86	(3.2)	33	(3.8)	4	(1.1)	52	(2.9)	38	(3.7)	62	(3.7)	19	(2.6)	1	(0.5)
Region
Northeast	—	(†)	25	(2.5)	75	(2.5)	19	(1.5)	2	(0.5)	—	(†)	31	(2.4)	69	(2.4)	21	(2.1)	2	(0.4)	—	(†)	44	(3.0)	56	(3.0)	19	(1.9)	2	(0.5)
Midwest	—	(†)	20	(2.1)	80	(2.1)	25	(2.8)	2	(0.7)	—	(†)	27	(1.8)	73	(1.8)	21	(1.7)	1	(0.3)	—	(†)	50	(1.3)	50	(1.3)	14	(1.0)	1	(0.2)
South	—	(†)	29	(2.1)	71	(2.1)	18	(2.0)	2	(0.5)	—	(†)	36	(1.5)	64	(1.5)	15	(1.0)	1	(0.2)	—	(†)	59	(2.0)	41	(2.0)	11	(1.0)	1	(0.2)
West	—	(†)	45	(3.8)	55	(3.8)	11	(1.6)	1	(0.3)	—	(†)	44	(2.6)	56	(2.6)	11	(1.3)	1	(0.2)	—	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡	(†)

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

‡Reporting standards not met.

1 Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at a given grade.

2 Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter.

3 Advanced signifies superior performance for a given grade.

NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Excludes students unable to be tested due to limited proficiency in English or due to a disability (if the accommodations provided were not sufficient to enable the test to properly reflect the students’ U.S. history proficiency). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001 and 2006 U.S. History Assessments, retrieved May 22, 2007, from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/). (This table was prepared May 2007.)