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| Table 139. | Average economics scale score of 12th-graders, percentage attaining economics achievement levels, and percentage with different levels of economics coursework, by selected student and school characteristics: 2006 |
| Selected student or school characteristic | Average scale score1 | Percent of students attaining achievement levels | Percentage distribution of students by highest level of economics coursework taken | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below Basic | At or above Basic2 | At or above Pro- ficient3 |
At Advanced4 | No eco- nomics courses |
Combined course | Consumer economics/ business |
General economics | Advanced economics5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| All students | 150 | (0.9) | 21 | (0.8) | 79 | (0.8) | 42 | (1.1) | 3 | (0.3) | 13 | (0.9) | 12 | (0.7) | 11 | (0.7) | 49 | (1.4) | 16 | (0.7) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 152 | (1.0) | 21 | (0.8) | 79 | (0.8) | 45 | (1.3) | 4 | (0.5) | 13 | (1.0) | 10 | (0.6) | 10 | (0.7) | 50 | (1.4) | 16 | (0.8) |
| Female | 148 | (0.9) | 21 | (0.9) | 79 | (0.9) | 38 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.3) | 12 | (0.9) | 13 | (0.9) | 11 | (0.8) | 48 | (1.6) | 15 | (0.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 158 | (0.8) | 13 | (0.7) | 87 | (0.7) | 51 | (1.2) | 4 | (0.4) | 15 | (1.1) | 12 | (0.8) | 11 | (0.8) | 49 | (1.6) | 13 | (0.9) |
| Black | 127 | (1.2) | 43 | (1.9) | 57 | (1.9) | 16 | (1.3) | # | (†) | 8 | (0.8) | 11 | (0.9) | 11 | (1.2) | 49 | (1.7) | 21 | (1.1) |
| Hispanic | 133 | (1.2) | 36 | (1.6) | 64 | (1.6) | 21 | (1.2) | # | (†) | 8 | (1.7) | 13 | (1.1) | 7 | (0.9) | 55 | (2.6) | 18 | (1.2) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 153 | (3.5) | 20 | (4.0) | 80 | (4.0) | 44 | (4.5) | 4 | (1.4) | 13 | (1.8) | 10 | (1.8) | 10 | (1.4) | 45 | (4.1) | 22 | (1.9) |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
137 | (4.1) | 28 | (5.6) | 72 | (5.6) | 26 | (4.8) | 2 | (—) | 11 | (3.9) | 18 | (2.7) | 17 | (3.2) | 41 | (4.9) | 13 | (3.1) |
| Parents' highest level of education |
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| Not high school graduate | 129 | (1.4) | 41 | (2.1) | 59 | (2.1) | 17 | (1.7) | # | (†) | 10 | (1.7) | 13 | (1.4) | 10 | (1.4) | 53 | (3.2) | 14 | (1.3) |
| Graduated high school | 138 | (1.2) | 31 | (1.5) | 69 | (1.5) | 27 | (1.4) | 1 | (0.3) | 11 | (1.2) | 12 | (1.0) | 12 | (1.0) | 52 | (1.7) | 13 | (0.9) |
| Some college | 150 | (0.8) | 18 | (1.1) | 82 | (1.1) | 39 | (1.4) | 1 | (0.4) | 11 | (1.0) | 13 | (0.9) | 12 | (1.0) | 51 | (1.9) | 14 | (1.0) |
| Graduated college | 160 | (0.9) | 13 | (0.8) | 87 | (0.8) | 54 | (1.3) | 5 | (0.6) | 14 | (1.0) | 11 | (0.8) | 10 | (0.7) | 47 | (1.5) | 17 | (1.0) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility |
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| Eligible | 132 | (0.9) | 38 | (1.1) | 62 | (1.1) | 20 | (1.1) | 1 | (0.2) | 9 | (0.7) | 13 | (1.1) | 10 | (0.9) | 50 | (1.6) | 18 | (0.8) |
| Not eligible | 155 | (0.9) | 16 | (0.8) | 84 | (0.8) | 48 | (1.2) | 4 | (0.4) | 13 | (1.1) | 12 | (0.8) | 12 | (0.9) | 48 | (1.6) | 16 | (0.9) |
| Not available | 157 | (1.9) | 14 | (1.7) | 86 | (1.7) | 50 | (2.8) | 4 | (1.1) | 16 | (3.0) | 12 | (1.6) | 7 | (1.1) | 54 | (3.1) | 11 | (1.4) |
| School location | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Central city | 148 | (1.4) | 24 | (1.3) | 76 | (1.3) | 39 | (1.8) | 3 | (0.7) | 10 | (1.3) | 12 | (1.2) | 9 | (1.0) | 51 | (2.7) | 18 | (1.3) |
| Urban fringe | 152 | (1.2) | 20 | (1.1) | 80 | (1.1) | 44 | (1.6) | 3 | (0.5) | 14 | (1.5) | 12 | (0.9) | 11 | (0.9) | 47 | (1.8) | 17 | (1.2) |
| Rural | 149 | (1.3) | 20 | (1.5) | 80 | (1.5) | 40 | (1.7) | 2 | (0.4) | 12 | (1.9) | 12 | (1.3) | 13 | (1.3) | 51 | (2.6) | 12 | (1.2) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 153 | (2.0) | 19 | (1.7) | 81 | (1.7) | 46 | (2.6) | 4 | (0.9) | 26 | (2.6) | 7 | (1.1) | 11 | (1.3) | 43 | (3.2) | 13 | (1.4) |
| Midwest | 153 | (1.5) | 17 | (1.4) | 83 | (1.4) | 45 | (2.0) | 3 | (0.6) | 12 | (2.2) | 12 | (1.6) | 15 | (1.5) | 51 | (2.6) | 10 | (1.0) |
| South | 147 | (1.4) | 23 | (1.4) | 77 | (1.4) | 37 | (1.7) | 2 | (0.5) | 6 | (1.1) | 14 | (1.2) | 9 | (1.3) | 49 | (2.0) | 22 | (1.5) |
| West | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| —Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Item response rates fell below the required standards for reporting. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Scale ranges from 0 to 300. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Advanced economics includes Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and honors courses. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Excludes persons 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' economics proficiency). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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), 2006 Economics Assessment, retrieved August 23, 2007, from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nde/). (This table was prepared August 2007.) |
