Average scale scores for grade 8 U.S. history, by public or nonpublic school, 5 categories and jurisdiction: 2010, 2006, 2001, and 1994
YearJurisdictionPublicOther privateCatholicBureau of Indian EducationDepartment of Defense
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: The NAEP U.S. History scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Analyze results with NAEP Data Explorer.
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.
2010National265(0.8)(†)281(2.4)(†)(†)
2006National261(0.8)(†)282(2.0)(†)(†)
2001National258(0.9)276(4.1)280(1.9)(†)(†)
2001¹National260(0.8)278(4.7)280(1.8)(†)(†)
1994¹National257(0.7)277(2.1)279(1.5)(†)(†)