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| Table 135. | 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 |
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| 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 or reduced-price lunch eligibility |
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| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.) |
