The percentage of twelfth-graders performing at or above Basic in 2010 was not significantly different from the percentages in 1994 and 2001. The percentage performing at or above Proficient in 2010 was lower than in 1994 and 2001.
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.