Within all racial/ethnic groups, the percentages of twelfth-graders performing at or above Basic and at or above Proficient in 2010 were not significantly different from the percentages in 1998 and in 2006.
Read specific descriptions of what eighth-graders should know and be able to do at the Basic, Proficient, and Advanced civics achievement levels.
Read more information on how to interpret NAEP civics results, including how each student group is defined.