Twelfth-grade NAEP economics achievement-level results, by race/ethnicity: 2006

Findings

• Higher percentages of White and Asian/Pacific Islander students performed at or above the Proficient level than Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native students.
• Higher percentages of White and Asian/Pacific Islander students performed at the Basic level than Black and Hispanic students.

To read more about achievement levels and how they are set, see Reporting the Assessment—Scale Scores and Achievement Levels.

NOTE: Black includes African American, Hispanic includes Latino, Pacific Islander includes Native Hawaiian, and American Indian includes Alaska Native. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin. View complete data with standard errors.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2006 Economics Assessment.