Percentage of 12th-grade students at each economics achievement level, by student and school characteristics: 2006

Academic Outcomes

Table 15-1. Percentage of 12th-grade students at each economics achievement level, by student and school characteristics: 2006

Student or school characteristic	Below Basic	At or above Basic¹	At or above Proficient¹	At Advanced¹

Total	21	79	42	3
Sex
Male	21	79	45	4
Female	21	79	38	2
Race/ethnicity²
White	13	87	51	4
Black	43	57	16	#
Hispanic	36	64	21	#
Asian/Pacific Islander	20	80	44	4!
American Indian/Alaska Native	28	72	26	2
Highest level of parental education
Did not finish high school	41	59	17	#
Graduated from high school	31	69	27	1!
Some education after high school	18	82	39	1
Graduated from college	13	87	54	5
Region
West	‡	‡	‡	‡
Midwest	17	83	45	3
South	23	77	37	2
Northeast	19	81	46	4
Locale
City	25	75	39	4
Suburban	19	81	45	4
Town	21	79	38	2
Rural	20	80	40	2
Students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
10 percent or less	10	90	58	6
11–25 percent	17	83	46	3
26–50 percent	23	77	37	2
51–75 percent	35	65	23	1!
More than 75 percent	42	58	18	1

# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution (estimates are unstable).
‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
¹ Included in the at or above Proficient achievement level is the at Advanced achievement level; included in the at or above Basic achievement level is the at or above Proficient achievement level.
² Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
NOTE: See supplemental note 4 for more information on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and NAEP achievement levels.
SOURCE: Mead, N., and Sandene, B. (2007). The Nation’s Report Card: Economics 2006 (NCES 2007-475), data from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP Data Explorer.