Percentage distribution of students, NAEP U.S. history achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2001 -- Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives,

Indicator 4.5: Student Performance in U.S. History and Geography

Level	Total	White, non-Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native
Table 4.5a. Percentage distribution of students across NAEP U.S. history achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2001
4th grade
Below basic	33	21	56	58	29	47
At or above basic	67	79	44	42	71	53
At or above proficient	18	24	6	7	19	12
At advanced	2	3	#	1	3	4
8th grade
Below basic	36	25	62	60	32	50
At or above basic	64	75	38	40	68	50
At or above proficient	17	21	4	5	20	8
At advanced	2	2	#	#	2	1
12th grade
Below basic	57	51	80	74	47	66
At or above basic	43	49	20	26	53	34
At or above proficient	11	13	3	5	21	1
At advanced	1	1	#	#	5	#
# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Accommodations were permitted. For a discussion of the U.S. history achievement level definitions, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ushistory/achieve.asp. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001 U.S. History Assessment.