For twelfth-graders whose parents had some education after high school, the average geography score in 2010 was lower than in 2001. All other apparent differences between 2001 and 2010 were not statistically significant.
Read specific descriptions of what twelfth-graders should know and be able to do at the Basic, Proficient, and Advanced geography achievement levels.
Read more information on how to interpret NAEP geography results, including how each student group is defined. Read more about the accommodated and non-accommodated samples for geography.