Percentages at or above each achievement level for grade 12 economics, by race/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reported and jurisdiction: 2012 and 2006
YearRace/ethnicity used to report trends, school-reportedNational
below BasicStandard Errorat or above BasicStandard Errorat or above ProficientStandard Errorat AdvancedStandard Error
† Not applicable.
# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, and Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. Prior to 2011, students in the “two or more races” category were categorized as “unclassified”. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Analyze results with NAEP Data Explorer.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 and 2012 Economics Assessments.
2012White11(0.9)89(0.9)53(1.6)4(0.4)
2012 Black39(2.1)61(2.1)16(1.3)1(0.2)
2012 Hispanic29(2.0)71(2.0)25(1.4)1(0.3)
2012 Asian/Pacific Islander15(1.9)85(1.9)52(2.5)6(1.3)
2012 American Indian/Alaska Native28(7.8)72(7.8)20(5.6)2(†)
2012 Two or more races13(3.0)87(3.0)42(5.2)3(1.8)
2006White13(0.7)87(0.7)51(1.2)4(0.4)
2006 Black43(1.9)57(1.9)16(1.3)#(0.2)
2006 Hispanic36(1.6)64(1.6)21(1.2)#(0.2)
2006 Asian/Pacific Islander20(4.0)80(4.0)44(4.5)4(1.4)
2006 American Indian/Alaska Native28(5.6)72(5.6)26(4.8)2(†)
2006 Two or more races21(6.7)79(6.7)46(6.8)2(†)