Average student proficiency in geography and U.S. history, by selected characteristics and grade level: 2001

Table 121.

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                           |            Geography scores              |                  U.S. history scores
         Selected          |_____________________________________________________________________________________
      characteristics      |Percentage  |4th-     |8th-     |12th-    |Percentage  |4th-     |8th-     |12th-
        of students        |distribution|graders  |graders  |graders  |distribution|graders  |graders  |graders
                           |of 12th-    |         |         |         |of 12th-    |         |         |
                           |graders in  |         |         |         |graders in  |         |         |
                           |geography   |         |         |         |U.S. history|         |         |
___________________________|____________|_________|_________|_________|____________|_________|_________|_________
             1             |     2      |   3     |   4     |   5     |     6      |    7    |   8     |   9
___________________________|____________|_________|_________|_________|____________|_________|_________|_________
 All students .............|   100  --- |209 (1.0)|262 (0.9)|285 (0.8)| 100    --- |209 (1.0)|262 (0.8)|287 (1.0)
                           |____________|_________|_________|_________|____________|_________|_________|_________
Sex                        |            |         |         |         |            |         |         |
  Male ....................|    48 (0.8)|212 (1.1)|264 (1.0)|287 (0.9)|  49   (0.6)|209 (1.1)|264 (0.9)|288 (1.3)
  Female ..................|    52 (0.8)|207 (1.2)|260 (1.1)|282 (0.8)|  51   (0.6)|209 (1.2)|261 (0.9)|286 (0.9)
                           |            |         |         |         |            |         |         |
Race/ethnicity             |            |         |         |         |            |         |         |
  White, non-Hispanic .....|    70 (0.3)|222 (1.0)|273 (1.0)|291 (0.9)|  70   (0.4)|220 (1.1)|271 (0.8)|292 (1.0)
  Black, non-Hispanic .....|    13 (0.3)|181 (1.8)|234 (1.7)|260 (1.4)|  13   (0.2)|188 (1.8)|243 (1.8)|269 (1.5)
  Hispanic ................|    12 (0.2)|184 (2.8)|240 (1.7)|270 (1.5)|  12   (0.2)|186 (2.5)|243 (1.5)|274 (1.7)
  Asian/Pacific Islander...|     5 (0.2)|212 (2.7)|266 (2.5)|286 (2.9)|   5   (0.2)|213 (2.7)|267 (3.4)|295 (4.6)
  American Indian/         |            |         |         |         |            |         |         |
   Alaska Native...........|     1 (0.2)|199 (3.6)|261 (5.8)|288  --- |   1   (0.2)|197 (6.9)|249 (4.5)|277  ---
                           |            |         |         |         |            |         |         |
Region                     |            |         |         |         |            |         |         |
  Northeast ...............|    20 (0.9)|214 (2.8)|266 (2.4)|286 (2.8)|  21   (0.9)|215 (2.5)|269 (1.9)|289 (3.4)
  Southeast ...............|    21 (1.2)|207 (2.1)|260 (2.0)|281 (1.0)|  22   (1.2)|208 (2.6)|261 (2.0)|284 (1.7)
  Central .................|    27 (0.6)|219 (1.8)|270 (2.5)|287 (1.3)|  26   (0.6)|217 (2.0)|267 (1.7)|289 (1.4)
  West ....................|    31 (1.4)|200 (2.5)|255 (1.5)|283 (1.3)|  31   (1.5)|200 (2.3)|255 (1.3)|286 (1.6)
                           |            |         |         |         |            |         |         |
Parents' level of education|            |         |         |         |            |         |         |
  Not high school graduate |     7 (0.4)|---  --- |241 (1.7)|269 (1.7)|   7   (0.4)|---  --- |243 (2.3)|269 (1.5)
  Graduated high school ...|    19 (0.7)|---  --- |253 (1.2)|276 (0.9)|  19   (0.6)|---  --- |253 (1.1)|274 (1.0)
  Some college ............|    25 (0.7)|---  --- |266 (1.0)|284 (0.9)|  25   (0.7)|---  --- |265 (1.0)|286 (0.8)
  Graduated college .......|    46 (1.1)|---  --- |274 (0.9)|293 (1.1)|  46   (1.2)|---  --- |275 (0.8)|298 (1.3)
                           |            |         |         |         |            |         |         |
Free/reduced price lunch   |            |         |         |         |            |         |         |
 eligibility               |            |         |         |         |            |         |         |
  Eligible ................|    16 (1.0)|186 (1.7)|242 (1.4)|269 (1.6)|  16   (0.9)|189 (1.6)|245 (1.2)|271 (1.3)
  Not eligible.............|    64 (2.2)|221 (1.2)|270 (1.1)|287 (1.0)|  64   (2.2)|220 (1.4)|269 (0.9)|289 (1.2)
  Not available............|    21 (2.4)|218 (2.5)|266 (1.8)|289 (1.5)|  21   (2.5)|217 (2.8)|268 (2.0)|295 (2.0)
___________________________|____________|_________|_________|_________|____________|_________|_________|_________

---Not available.

NOTE: These test scores are from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). As with the NAEP reading scale, these scales range from 0 to 500. However, the distribution of scores varies by subject. Therefore, direct score comparisons among the subjects should be avoided. 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 and The Nation's Report Card: Geography 2001, prepared by Educational Testing Service. (This table was prepared July 2002.)

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