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| Table 224.30. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) economics scale score of 12th-graders, percentage attaining economics achievement levels, and percentage with different levels of economics coursework, by selected characteristics: 2006 and 2012 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected characteristic | Average scale score1 | Percent of students attaining achievement levels | Percentage distribution of students by highest level of economics coursework taken | |||||||||||||||
| At or above Basic2 | At or above Proficient3 | At Advanced4 | No economics courses | Combined course | Consumer economics/ business |
General economics | Advanced economics5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| All students | 150 | (0.9) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 84 | (0.8) | 48 | (1.2) | 4 | (0.4) | 13 | (1.1) | 12 | (0.8) | 12 | (0.9) | 48 | (1.6) | 16 | (0.9) |
| Unknown | 157 | (1.9) | 86 | (1.7) | 50 | (2.8) | 4 | (1.1) | 16 | (3.0) | 12 | (1.6) | 7 | (1.1) | 54 | (3.1) | 11 | (1.4) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 153 | (2.0) | 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) | 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) | 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 | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| All students | 152 | (0.8) | 82 | (0.8) | 42 | (1.1) | 3 | (0.3) | 9 | (1.0) | 9 | (0.8) | 10 | (1.2) | 54 | (2.0) | 18 | (0.9) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 155 | (0.9) | 83 | (1.0) | 47 | (1.3) | 4 | (0.4) | 8 | (0.9) | 9 | (0.8) | 10 | (1.2) | 54 | (2.0) | 18 | (1.0) |
| Female | 149 | (0.9) | 80 | (1.0) | 37 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.2) | 10 | (1.2) | 9 | (0.9) | 10 | (1.3) | 53 | (2.2) | 18 | (1.1) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 160 | (1.0) | 89 | (0.9) | 53 | (1.6) | 4 | (0.4) | 10 | (1.4) | 9 | (1.0) | 11 | (1.6) | 54 | (2.4) | 15 | (1.1) |
| Black | 131 | (1.4) | 61 | (2.1) | 16 | (1.3) | 1 | (0.2) | 6 | (1.2) | 8 | (1.1) | 9 | (1.2) | 54 | (2.9) | 23 | (1.4) |
| Hispanic | 138 | (1.4) | 71 | (2.0) | 25 | (1.4) | 1 | (0.3) | 5 | (1.1) | 9 | (1.0) | 7 | (1.2) | 57 | (2.9) | 21 | (2.0) |
| Asian | 160 | (1.9) | 86 | (1.9) | 53 | (2.4) | 6 | (1.3) | 10 | (1.5) | 9 | (1.2) | 7 | (1.2) | 45 | (2.7) | 29 | (2.6) |
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 136 | (4.7) | 72 | (7.8) | 20 | (5.6) | 2 | (†) | 4 | (2.7) | 7 | (2.9) | 19 | (9.9) | 54 | (8.0) | 16 | (4.6) |
| Two or more races | 154 | (3.4) | 87 | (3.0) | 42 | (5.2) | 3 | (1.8) | 10 | (2.9) | 6 | (1.4) | 7 | (1.8) | 57 | (4.5) | 20 | (2.8) |
| Parents' highest level of education |
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| Not high school graduate | 134 | (1.5) | 66 | (2.1) | 21 | (1.9) | # | (†) | 4 | (0.7) | 10 | (1.3) | 10 | (1.4) | 59 | (2.4) | 17 | (1.5) |
| Graduated high school | 139 | (1.1) | 71 | (1.7) | 27 | (1.6) | 1 | (0.2) | 7 | (1.2) | 9 | (1.1) | 11 | (1.2) | 56 | (2.3) | 16 | (1.0) |
| Some college | 150 | (0.8) | 84 | (1.0) | 38 | (1.2) | 1 | (0.3) | 8 | (1.2) | 9 | (0.9) | 10 | (1.5) | 56 | (2.3) | 16 | (1.6) |
| Graduated college | 161 | (0.9) | 89 | (1.0) | 55 | (1.4) | 5 | (0.5) | 10 | (1.4) | 9 | (1.0) | 10 | (1.3) | 51 | (2.3) | 20 | (1.2) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility |
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| Eligible | 138 | (0.9) | 70 | (1.3) | 25 | (1.1) | # | (†) | 7 | (0.9) | 9 | (0.7) | 10 | (1.2) | 57 | (2.1) | 18 | (1.3) |
| Not eligible | 159 | (0.9) | 88 | (0.8) | 52 | (1.4) | 4 | (0.4) | 10 | (1.3) | 9 | (1.1) | 11 | (1.4) | 51 | (2.3) | 19 | (1.1) |
| Unknown | 164 | (3.3) | 90 | (2.3) | 59 | (4.2) | 5 | (1.4) | 13 | (4.7) | 8 | (1.8) | 6 | (1.6) | 58 | (5.0) | 15 | (1.9) |
| School location | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | 147 | (1.8) | 77 | (1.9) | 37 | (2.3) | 3 | (0.5) | 8 | (1.5) | 9 | (1.3) | 8 | (1.4) | 54 | (3.3) | 22 | (1.8) |
| Suburb | 156 | (0.9) | 85 | (1.0) | 48 | (1.1) | 4 | (0.4) | 12 | (1.8) | 10 | (1.1) | 11 | (1.6) | 50 | (2.1) | 17 | (1.5) |
| Town | 149 | (2.7) | 81 | (2.4) | 39 | (3.8) | 2 | (0.6) | 9 | (2.8) | 8 | (1.2) | 10 | (2.4) | 57 | (3.5) | 16 | (3.8) |
| Rural | 152 | (1.5) | 83 | (1.5) | 42 | (2.5) | 2 | (0.6) | 5 | (1.2) | 9 | (1.4) | 12 | (2.8) | 57 | (4.0) | 17 | (2.1) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 154 | (1.7) | 84 | (1.8) | 46 | (2.0) | 3 | (0.7) | 27 | (4.0) | 9 | (1.9) | 11 | (1.4) | 39 | (5.5) | 14 | (2.2) |
| Midwest | 157 | (1.6) | 86 | (1.1) | 50 | (2.2) | 4 | (0.7) | 5 | (1.2) | 9 | (2.3) | 18 | (3.4) | 57 | (4.3) | 11 | (1.0) |
| South | 149 | (1.8) | 79 | (1.7) | 38 | (2.7) | 2 | (0.5) | 3 | (1.5) | 8 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.9) | 55 | (3.6) | 29 | (2.0) |
| West | 148 | (1.1) | 79 | (1.4) | 40 | (1.5) | 2 | (0.3) | 7 | (1.2) | 11 | (1.1) | 9 | (3.1) | 60 | (3.0) | 13 | (1.0) |
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or 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 Includes Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and honors courses. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes public and private schools. Includes students tested with accommodations; excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (3 percent of all students in both assessment years). 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 and 2012 Economics Assessment, retrieved May 08, 2013, from the NAEP Data Explorer (http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/). (This table was prepared May 2013.) |
