Student sample sizes and target populations in NAEP civics, by grade: 2006
Grade
Sample size
Target population
Grade 4
7,200
3,863,000
Grade 8
9,500
3,835,000
Grade 12
9,500
3,069,000
NOTE: The sample size is rounded to the nearest hundred. The target population is rounded to the nearest thousand.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 Civics Assessment.