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| Table 138. | Average civics scale score and percentage of students attaining civics achievement levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 1998, 2006, and 2010 |
| Selected student characteristic | Average scale score1 | Percent of students attaining achievement levels | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At or above Basic2 | At or above Proficient3 | At Advanced4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | 2006 | 2010 | 1998 | 2010 | 1998 | 2010 | 1998 | 2010 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| 4th-graders | 150 | (0.7) | 154 | (1.0) | 157 | (0.8) | 69 | (1.0) | 77 | (1.0) | 23 | (0.9) | 27 | (0.9) | 2 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.2) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 149 | (1.0) | 153 | (1.1) | 153 | (1.0) | 68 | (1.2) | 73 | (1.3) | 22 | (1.2) | 24 | (1.0) | 2 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.3) |
| Female | 151 | (0.9) | 155 | (1.1) | 160 | (0.8) | 70 | (1.0) | 81 | (1.0) | 23 | (1.2) | 30 | (1.2) | 1 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 158 | (0.9) | 164 | (0.9) | 167 | (0.8) | 78 | (1.3) | 87 | (0.9) | 29 | (1.2) | 37 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.3) |
| Black | 130 | (1.1) | 140 | (1.5) | 143 | (1.2) | 45 | (1.7) | 62 | (2.2) | 7 | (1.1) | 12 | (1.1) | 1 | (0.3) | # | (†) |
| Hispanic | 123 | (2.2) | 138 | (1.3) | 140 | (1.6) | 40 | (2.8) | 58 | (2.3) | 6 | (1.1) | 10 | (1.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 147 | (4.0) | 154 | (3.8) | 164 | (2.0) | 66 | (5.5) | 82 | (2.3) | 20 | (3.5) | 37 | (4.4) | 2 | (0.9) | 3 | (1.4) |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
‡ | (†) | 124 | (7.6) | 143 | (7.0) | ‡ | (†) | 63 | (10.9) | ‡ | (†) | 12 | (7.4) | ‡ | (†) | # | (†) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility |
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| Eligible | 132 | (0.9) | 139 | (1.1) | 143 | (0.9) | 49 | (1.3) | 62 | (1.3) | 9 | (0.9) | 11 | (0.9) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Not eligible | 160 | (1.1) | 166 | (0.8) | 169 | (0.8) | 80 | (1.4) | 90 | (0.9) | 30 | (1.3) | 40 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.5) | 3 | (0.4) |
| Unknown | 154 | (2.2) | 167 | (2.1) | 171 | (2.7) | 72 | (3.1) | 89 | (2.9) | 27 | (2.5) | 44 | (3.4) | 2 | (0.9) | 5 | (1.4) |
| 8th-graders | 150 | (0.7) | 150 | (0.8) | 151 | (0.8) | 70 | (0.9) | 72 | (1.0) | 22 | (0.8) | 22 | (0.8) | 2 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.1) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 148 | (0.9) | 149 | (1.0) | 150 | (0.9) | 67 | (1.1) | 70 | (1.1) | 22 | (1.0) | 22 | (0.9) | 2 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.2) |
| Female | 152 | (0.8) | 151 | (0.8) | 152 | (0.8) | 73 | (1.2) | 74 | (1.1) | 22 | (1.1) | 22 | (0.9) | 1 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.2) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 158 | (0.9) | 161 | (0.8) | 160 | (0.8) | 78 | (1.1) | 82 | (1.0) | 28 | (1.0) | 29 | (1.0) | 2 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.2) |
| Black | 131 | (1.2) | 133 | (1.5) | 135 | (1.6) | 49 | (1.7) | 53 | (2.3) | 7 | (1.0) | 9 | (1.1) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Hispanic | 127 | (1.3) | 131 | (1.1) | 137 | (1.1) | 44 | (2.3) | 56 | (1.4) | 7 | (1.0) | 11 | (0.9) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 151 | (8.9) | 154 | (3.2) | 158 | (2.5) | 69 | (9.5) | 78 | (2.5) | 25 | (5.8) | 30 | (3.1) | 3 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.8) |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
‡ | (†) | 127 | (7.3) | 136 | (12.6) | ‡ | (†) | 56 | (18.0) | ‡ | (†) | 11 | (6.0) | ‡ | (†) | 1 | (†) |
| Parents' highest level of education5 |
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| Did not finish high school | 123 | (3.2) | 129 | (1.6) | 134 | (1.3) | 40 | (3.8) | 52 | (2.1) | 4 | (1.2) | 6 | (1.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Graduated high school | 144 | (1.2) | 140 | (1.3) | 139 | (1.1) | 65 | (2.0) | 60 | (1.8) | 14 | (1.4) | 10 | (0.7) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Some education after high school |
143 | (1.0) | 153 | (1.0) | 155 | (1.1) | 64 | (1.5) | 78 | (1.5) | 15 | (1.2) | 22 | (1.3) | 1 | (0.2) | 1 | (0.4) |
| Graduated college | 160 | (0.8) | 162 | (0.9) | 162 | (0.8) | 80 | (1.0) | 83 | (1.0) | 32 | (1.2) | 32 | (1.2) | 3 | (0.4) | 2 | (0.3) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility |
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| Eligible | 131 | (1.1) | 132 | (1.0) | 136 | (0.9) | 48 | (1.6) | 54 | (1.4) | 8 | (0.8) | 9 | (0.6) | # | (0.2) | # | (†) |
| Not eligible | 157 | (1.0) | 160 | (0.8) | 163 | (0.7) | 78 | (1.2) | 85 | (0.8) | 27 | (1.2) | 31 | (1.0) | 2 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.3) |
| Unknown | 156 | (2.2) | 171 | (2.4) | 166 | (2.3) | 76 | (2.7) | 88 | (2.5) | 29 | (2.1) | 35 | (3.5) | 3 | (0.6) | 3 | (0.9) |
| 12th-graders | 150 | (0.8) | 151 | (0.9) | 148 | (0.8) | 65 | (0.9) | 64 | (1.0) | 26 | (0.9) | 24 | (0.9) | 4 | (0.4) | 4 | (0.3) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 148 | (1.1) | 150 | (1.1) | 148 | (0.9) | 62 | (1.2) | 63 | (1.0) | 27 | (1.2) | 25 | (0.9) | 5 | (0.6) | 5 | (0.5) |
| Female | 152 | (0.8) | 152 | (1.0) | 148 | (0.9) | 68 | (1.2) | 64 | (1.3) | 26 | (1.1) | 22 | (1.1) | 3 | (0.4) | 3 | (0.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 157 | (1.0) | 158 | (1.0) | 156 | (0.9) | 73 | (1.1) | 73 | (1.0) | 32 | (1.3) | 30 | (1.1) | 5 | (0.6) | 5 | (0.4) |
| Black | 130 | (1.6) | 131 | (1.4) | 127 | (1.6) | 41 | (2.0) | 38 | (1.9) | 9 | (1.3) | 8 | (0.9) | 1 | (0.3) | 1 | (0.2) |
| Hispanic | 132 | (1.1) | 134 | (1.1) | 137 | (1.4) | 45 | (1.9) | 50 | (1.8) | 10 | (1.2) | 13 | (1.4) | 1 | (0.3) | 2 | (0.4) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 149 | (5.2) | 155 | (3.1) | 153 | (2.6) | 63 | (4.8) | 70 | (3.1) | 27 | (6.6) | 29 | (2.8) | 5 | (2.3) | 5 | (1.4) |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
‡ | (†) | 131 | (3.5) | 134 | (14.6) | ‡ | (†) | 47 | (17.3) | ‡ | (†) | 16 | (9.0) | ‡ | (†) | 1 | (†) |
| Parents' highest level of education5 |
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| Did not finish high school | 124 | (2.1) | 126 | (1.8) | 128 | (1.4) | 38 | (2.6) | 40 | (2.3) | 6 | (1.6) | 8 | (1.2) | # | (†) | # | (†) |
| Graduated high school | 140 | (1.2) | 138 | (1.0) | 137 | (1.2) | 54 | (1.8) | 51 | (1.7) | 14 | (1.4) | 13 | (1.1) | # | (†) | 1 | (0.4) |
| Some education after high school |
145 | (1.1) | 150 | (0.9) | 147 | (1.1) | 60 | (1.3) | 63 | (1.5) | 20 | (1.4) | 20 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.4) | 3 | (0.6) |
| Graduated college | 160 | (0.9) | 162 | (1.1) | 158 | (0.9) | 75 | (1.0) | 75 | (1.0) | 36 | (1.3) | 33 | (1.2) | 7 | (0.8) | 6 | (0.5) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility |
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| Eligible | 130 | (1.4) | 133 | (1.0) | 132 | (1.0) | 42 | (2.1) | 44 | (1.4) | 10 | (1.7) | 11 | (0.8) | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.2) |
| Not eligible | 153 | (1.0) | 156 | (1.0) | 155 | (0.9) | 69 | (1.1) | 72 | (1.0) | 29 | (1.3) | 29 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.5) | 5 | (0.4) |
| Unknown | 153 | (1.3) | 160 | (2.4) | 159 | (3.3) | 68 | (1.6) | 75 | (3.3) | 29 | (1.5) | 35 | (3.7) | 5 | (0.7) | 7 | (1.6) |
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 300 for all three grades, but scores cannot be compared across grades. For example, the average score of 167 for White 4th-graders in 2010 does not denote higher performance than the score of 160 for White 8th-graders. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Basic denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at a given grade. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Proficient represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Advanced signifies superior performance for a given grade. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 These data are based on students' responses to questions about their parents' education level. Because the wording of the questions was different in 1998 than in the later assesssment years, data from 1998 are not directly comparable to data from 2006 and 2010. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes students tested with accommodations (1 to 13 percent of all students, depending on grade level and year); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (1 to 5 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998, 2006, and 2010 Civics Assessments, retrieved May 25, 2011, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared May 2011.) |
