Average scale scores for grade 8 civics, by National School Lunch Program eligibility, 6 categories and jurisdiction: 2010, 2006, and 1998
YearJurisdictionNot eligibleReduced-price lunchFree lunchInformation not availableSchool refused informationNot participating
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† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: The NAEP Civics scale ranges from 0 to 300. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be statistically significant. Analyze results with NAEP Data Explorer.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998, 2006, and 2010 Civics Assessments.
2010National163(0.7)148(1.3)133(1.0)(†)(†)167(2.6)
2006National160(0.8)142(2.2)130(1.0)(†)(†)173(2.3)
1998National157(1.0)145(1.9)127(1.2)147(3.2)149(1.9)167(3.7)