Table 131.

Percentage of students attaining geography achievement levels, by grade level and selected student characteristics: 2001

Selected student characteristic	Percent of 4th-graders								Percent of 8th-graders								Percent 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	26	(1.2)	74	(1.2)	21	(1.0)	2	(0.3)	26	(0.9)	74	(0.9)	30	(1.2)	4	(0.6)	29	(0.9)	71	(0.9)	25	(1.1)	1	(0.3)
Sex
Male	25	(1.3)	75	(1.3)	24	(1.4)	3	(0.5)	25	(1.0)	75	(1.0)	33	(1.5)	5	(0.7)	27	(1.1)	73	(1.1)	28	(1.5)	2	(0.4)
Female	28	(1.6)	72	(1.6)	18	(1.1)	1	(0.4)	27	(1.2)	73	(1.2)	26	(1.4)	3	(0.6)	30	(1.0)	70	(1.0)	21	(1.0)	1	(0.3)
Race/ethnicity
White	13	(1.3)	87	(1.3)	29	(1.5)	3	(0.5)	14	(0.9)	86	(0.9)	39	(1.7)	5	(0.8)	19	(0.9)	81	(0.9)	31	(1.4)	2	(0.4)
Black	56	(2.1)	44	(2.1)	5	(0.9)	#	(†)	60	(2.3)	40	(2.3)	6	(0.8)	#	(†)	65	(2.3)	35	(2.3)	4	(0.7)	#	(†)
Hispanic	51	(3.0)	49	(3.0)	6	(1.0)	#	(†)	52	(1.9)	48	(1.9)	10	(1.0)	1	(0.2)	48	(2.6)	52	(2.6)	10	(1.4)	#	(†)
Asian/Pacific Islander	23	(3.4)	77	(3.4)	25	(3.0)	1	(0.9)	21	(3.4)	79	(3.4)	32	(3.2)	4	(1.8)	28	(4.3)	72	(4.3)	26	(4.7)	1	(0.7)
Free/reduced-price lunch    eligibility
Eligible	49	(2.2)	51	(2.2)	6	(0.9)	#	(†)	50	(1.8)	50	(1.8)	11	(1.2)	1	(0.3)	49	(2.3)	51	(2.3)	11	(1.6)	#	(†)
Not eligible	14	(1.1)	86	(1.1)	29	(1.5)	3	(0.6)	17	(0.9)	83	(0.9)	37	(1.7)	5	(0.8)	25	(1.2)	75	(1.2)	26	(1.6)	1	(0.4)
Not available	16	(2.5)	84	(2.5)	27	(3.2)	3	(0.8)	21	(2.1)	79	(2.1)	33	(2.5)	4	(0.9)	24	(2.0)	76	(2.0)	31	(2.1)	2	(0.4)
Region
Northeast	22	(3.7)	78	(3.7)	24	(2.2)	3	(0.9)	22	(2.5)	78	(2.5)	34	(3.3)	4	(1.3)	29	(2.3)	71	(2.3)	26	(4.1)	2	(1.1)
Southeast	28	(2.5)	72	(2.5)	18	(1.9)	1	(0.6)	27	(2.4)	73	(2.4)	26	(1.6)	3	(0.6)	33	(1.6)	67	(1.6)	21	(1.3)	1	(0.3)
Central	18	(1.7)	82	(1.7)	30	(2.5)	3	(0.7)	18	(2.3)	82	(2.3)	38	(3.7)	6	(1.3)	24	(1.8)	76	(1.8)	28	(1.9)	1	(0.5)
West	34	(2.7)	66	(2.7)	14	(1.7)	1	(0.3)	34	(1.7)	66	(1.7)	23	(1.7)	2	(0.6)	30	(1.9)	70	(1.9)	23	(1.8)	1	(0.4)

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

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' proficiency in geography). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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: Geography 2001. (This table was prepared July 2002.)