Percentile scores for grade 8 U.S. history, by gender and jurisdiction: 2010, 2006, 2001, and 1994
Year
Jurisdiction
Male
Female
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
10th percentile
Standard Error
25th percentile
Standard Error
50th percentile
Standard Error
75th percentile
Standard Error
90th percentile
Standard Error
NOTE: The NAEP U.S. History scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994, 2001, 2006, and 2010 U.S. History Assessments.
2010
National
229
(0.8)
248
(1.1)
270
(1.0)
289
(0.9)
305
(0.8)
226
(1.0)
244
(1.5)
265
(0.7)
284
(1.2)
299
(1.4)
2006
National
221
(1.7)
244
(1.3)
267
(1.2)
288
(1.2)
305
(1.0)
221
(1.4)
242
(0.9)
263
(1.1)
283
(0.8)
300
(0.8)
2001
National
213
(1.9)
238
(1.4)
263
(1.2)
286
(1.1)
304
(1.7)
218
(1.9)
239
(0.9)
261
(1.1)
282
(1.0)
300
(1.0)
2001¹
National
219
(2.0)
242
(1.9)
266
(1.0)
287
(1.0)
305
(1.1)
221
(2.4)
241
(1.3)
262
(0.8)
283
(1.0)
301
(1.1)
1994¹
National
215
(1.3)
238
(0.9)
261
(1.4)
283
(1.0)
300
(1.2)
219
(1.7)
239
(1.2)
261
(0.9)
281
(0.5)
298
(1.0)