| Student or school characteristic |
Below Basic |
At or above
Basic |
At or above
Proficient |
At Advanced |
|
| Total |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
| Female |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
| Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
| White |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
| Black |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
† |
| Hispanic |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
† |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
1.4 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
5.6 |
5.6 |
4.8 |
— |
| Highest level of parental education |
|
|
|
|
| Did not finish high school |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
— |
| Graduated from high school |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
| Some education after high school |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
| Graduated from college |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
| Region |
|
|
|
|
| West |
† |
† |
† |
† |
| Midwest |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
| South |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
| Northeast |
1.7 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
| Locale |
|
|
|
|
| City |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
| Suburban |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
| Town |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
| Rural |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
| Students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch |
| 10 percent or less |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
| 11–25 percent |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
| 26–50 percent |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
| 51–75 percent |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
| More than 75 percent |
3.4 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
— |
|
— Not available (standard error estimates cannot be determined).
|
† Not applicable.
|
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.
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