Average student proficiency in geography and U.S. history, by selected characteristics: 1994

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                           |            Geography scores              |History scores
         Selected          |__________________________________________|_____________________________
      characteristics      |Percentage  |4th-     |8th-     |12th-    |4th-     |8th-     |12th-
        of students        |distribution|graders  |graders  |graders  |graders  |graders  |graders
                           |of 12th-    |         |         |         |         |         |
                           |graders in  |         |         |         |         |         |
                           |geography   |         |         |         |         |         |
___________________________|____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
             1             |    2       |   3     |   4     |   5     |   6     |   7     |   8
___________________________|____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
  Total ...................|   100  --- |206 (1.2)|260 (0.7)|285 (0.7)|205 (1.0)|259 (0.6)|286 (0.8)
                           |____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
Sex                        |            |         |         |         |         |         |
  Male ....................|    50 (1.0)|208 (1.4)|262 (0.9)|288 (0.8)|203 (1.5)|259 (0.8)|288 (0.8)
  Female ..................|    50 (1.0)|203 (1.4)|258 (0.8)|281 (0.9)|206 (1.1)|259 (0.7)|285 (0.9)
                           |            |         |         |         |         |         |
Race                       |            |         |         |         |         |         |
  White ...................|    74 (0.3)|218 (1.5)|270 (0.8)|291 (0.8)|215 (1.2)|267 (0.8)|292 (0.8)
  Black ...................|    12 (0.4)|168 (2.5)|229 (1.7)|258 (1.4)|177 (1.6)|239 (1.4)|265 (1.5)
  Hispanic ................|     8 (0.2)|183 (2.5)|239 (1.9)|268 (1.5)|180 (2.7)|243 (1.3)|267 (1.6)
                           |            |         |         |         |         |         |
Parents' level of education|            |         |         |         |         |         |
  Not high school graduate |     7 (0.4)|---  --- |238 (1.7)|263 (1.2)|---  --- |241 (1.3)|263 (1.4)
  Graduated high school ...|    22 (0.8)|---  --- |250 (1.2)|274 (1.1)|---  --- |251 (0.8)|276 (1.1)
  Some college ............|    25 (0.7)|---  --- |265 (1.0)|286 (1.0)|---  --- |264 (0.8)|287 (1.2)
  Graduated college .......|    44 (1.2)|---  --- |272 (1.0)|294 (0.9)|---  --- |270 (0.8)|296 (0.9)
                           |            |         |         |         |         |         |
Type of school             |            |         |         |         |         |         |
  Public ..................|    89 (1.0)|204 (1.4)|258 (0.8)|283 (0.8)|203 (1.2)|257 (0.7)|284 (0.8)
  Private schools .........|    11 (1.0)|221 (2.2)|276 (1.3)|294 (1.6)|222 (1.9)|278 (1.1)|299 (1.3)
    Catholic schools ......|     6 (0.9)|222 (2.6)|276 (1.6)|291 (3.0)|221 (2.5)|279 (1.5)|298 (2.2)
    Other private .........|     4 (0.6)|220 (3.8)|276 (2.6)|298 (2.0)|224 (3.1)|277 (2.1)|299 (2.2)
                           |            |         |         |         |         |         |
Region                     |            |         |         |         |         |         |
  Northeast ...............|    21 (0.5)|203 (2.7)|266 (1.9)|284 (1.6)|204 (2.4)|266 (1.7)|289 (1.9)
  Southeast ...............|    23 (0.8)|200 (2.5)|252 (1.6)|278 (1.1)|201 (1.9)|251 (1.3)|282 (1.4)
  Central .................|    28 (0.7)|215 (3.2)|268 (1.6)|289 (1.8)|212 (2.6)|266 (1.3)|288 (1.4)
  West ....................|    29 (0.7)|205 (1.7)|255 (1.8)|286 (1.9)|202 (2.1)|256 (1.1)|286 (1.6)
___________________________|____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________

---Not available.

NOTE: These test scores are from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). As with the NAEP reading scale, these scales range from 0 to 500. However, the distribution of scores varies by subject. Therefore, direct score comparisons among the subjects should be avoided. Standard errors appear in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, 1994 U.S. History Report Card, and The Geography Report Card, prepared by Educational Testing Service. (This table was prepared May 1999.)

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