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Average ScoresAchievement LevelsPercentiles

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The average economics score for twelfth-graders in 2012 was not significantly different from the score in 2006.

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Average economics scores in 2012 for both male and female students were not significantly different from the scores in 2006. In 2012, male students scored 6 points higher on average than female students, which was not significantly different from the gender gap in 2006

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Hispanic twelfth-graders scored higher, on average, in 2012 than in 2006.

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Beginning in 2011, additional information on students’ race/ethnicity was collected from schools so that results could be reported separately for Asian students, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students, and students categorized as being two or more races (multiracial). These categorizations are consistent with guidelines from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. In order to allow comparisons of 2011 results for racial/ethnic groups to previous assessments, the Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students are combined into a single Asian/Pacific Islander category. Read more about this change.

The average economics score for twelfth-graders attending public schools in 2012 was not significantly different from the score in 2006.

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The average economics score for students whose parents did not finish high school was higher in 2012 than in 2006.

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The average economics score for students with disabilities in 2012 was not significantly different from the score in 2006.

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The average score for English language learners in 2012 was not significantly different from the score in 2006.

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All StudentsGenderRace/EthnicityType of SchoolParental EducationStudent Disability StatusEnglish Language Learners

The percentage of students performing at or above Basic in 2012 was higher than in 2006. The percentages of students at or above Proficient and at Advanced did not change significantly different in comparison to 2006.

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A higher percentage of male students performed at or above Basic in 2012 than in 2006.

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A higher percentage of Hispanic students performed at or above Basic in 2012 than in 2006.

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The percentage of public school students performing at or above Basic increased from 78 percent in 2006 to 81 percent in 2012.

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There were no significant changes from 2006 to 2012 in the percentages of students performing at or above Basic and Proficient or at Advanced based on the highest level of parental education they reported.

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The percentages of twelfth-grade students with disabilities performing at or above Basic and at or above Proficient in 2012 were not significantly different from 2006.

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The percentages of twelfth-grade English language learners performing at or above Basic and at or above Proficient in 2012 were not significantly different from 2006.

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All StudentsGenderRace/EthnicityType of SchoolParental EducationStudent Disability StatusEnglish Language Learners

Average economics scores for twelfth-graders at the 10th and 25th percentiles were higher in 2012 than in 2006.

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Average economics scores for male students at the 10th and 25th percentiles were higher in 2012 than in 2006.

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The average economics score for Hispanic students at the 50th percentile was higher in 2012 than in 2006.

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Average economics scores for public school students at the 10th and 25th percentiles were higher in 2012 than in 2006.

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For students whose parents did not graduate from high school, the average economics score at the 10th percentile was higher in 2012 than in 2006.

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Average economics scores for students with disabilities in 2012 were not significantly different from their scores in 2006 across all five selected percentiles.

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The average economics score for English language learners at the 10th percentile was lower in 2012 than in 2006.

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Read specific descriptions of what twelfth-graders should know and be able to do at the Basic, Proficient, and Advanced economics achievement levels.

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