Indicator 4.5: Student Performance in U.S. History and Geography
Table 4.5c. Percentage distribution of students across NAEP geography achievement levels, by race/ethnicity and grade: 2001
Below basic
26
13
56
51
23
34
At or above basic
74
87
44
49
77
66
At or above proficient
21
29
5
6
25
13
At advanced
2
3
#
#
1
#
Below basic
26
14
60
52
21
28
At or above basic
74
86
40
48
79
72
At or above proficient
30
39
6
10
32
31
At advanced
4
5
#
1
4
3
Below basic
29
19
65
48
28
26
! At or above basic
71
81
35
52
72
74
!
At or above proficient
25
31
4
10
26
32
!
At advanced
1
2
#
#
1
1
!
# Rounds to zero. ! Interpret data with caution. NOTE: Accommodations were permitted. For a discussion of the geography achievement level definitions, see http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/geography/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 Geography Assessment.
