Twelfth-grade NAEP civics achievement-level results, by race/ethnicity

Findings

• There were no significant changes for any racial/ethnic group in percentages at the Basic or Proficient levels when comparing 2006 with 1998.

‡ Reporting standards not met. Sample size is insufficient to permit a reliable estimate.
NOTE: The percentages presented here for 1998 are based on school reports on students’ race/ethnicity, and differ from those presented previously which were based on student self-identification. Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian, and American Indian includes Alaska Native. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. View complete data with standard errors.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 and 2006 Civics Assessments.

To read more about achievement levels and how they are set, see Reporting the Assessment—Scale Scores and Achievement Levels.