Student sample sizes and target populations in NAEP U.S. history, by grade: 2006
Grade
Sample size
Target population
Grade 4
6,700
3,861,000
Grade 8
11,700
3,807,000
Grade 12
11,700
3,091,000
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 U.S. History Assessment.