Average eighth-grade NAEP civics scores, by eligibility for National School Lunch Program
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Finding
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Eighth-graders from families in two lower-income levels (eligible for free lunch or eligible for reduced-price school lunch) had lower civics scores in 2006 than students from higher-income families.
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The score gap between students in the lowest income level (eligible for free lunch) and those in the highest level (not eligible) was 30 points.
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Race/ethnicity and family income
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Read more about the available data by student eligibility for the National School Lunch Program.
NOTE: Students from lower-income families are those identified as eligible for the National School Lunch Program. 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), 2006 Civics Assessment.