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White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander students score higher at grade 12
GRADE 4
GRADE 8
GRADE 12

Twelfth-grade NAEP U.S. history achievement-level results, by race/ethnicity

  Key for the graphic above. The first bar represents percent at or above Proficient, and percent at or above Basic for Accommodations not permitted. The second bar represents percent at or above Proficient, and percent at or above Basic for Accommodations permitted.

Findings

  • The percentages of White students performing at or above Basic and Proficient were higher in 2006 than in both 2001 and 1994.
  • There were no significant differences in the percentages of Black and Hispanic students performing at any achievement level in 2006 when compared to either 1994 or 2001.

* Significantly different from 2006.
NOTE: 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), 1994, 2001, and 2006 U.S. History Assessments.

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

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National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics
National Assessment Governing Board
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education