Thirty-eight percent of eighth-graders had school administrators who reported that students in their school took a course in geography in the seventh grade. Thirty-three percent of eighth-graders had school administrators who reported that students in their school were not offered a class in geography.
NOTE: Totals may sum to more than 100 because students could take a geography course in more than one grade. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. See complete data for the following: geography course in 6th grade, geography course in 7th grade, geography course in 8th grade, geography course in 9th grade, this course is not offered in my school.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2010 Geography Assessment.