Average scale scores for grade 8 U.S. history, by parental education level, from 2 questions and jurisdiction: 2010, 2006, 2001, and 1994
YearJurisdictionDid not finish high schoolGraduated high schoolSome education after high schoolGraduated collegeUnknown
Average scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard ErrorAverage scale scoreStandard Error
NOTE: The NAEP U.S. History scale ranges from 0 to 500. 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), 1994, 2001, 2006, and 2010 U.S. History Assessments.
2010National249(0.9)255(0.9)267(0.9)276(0.8)248(1.1)
2006National244(1.2)252(1.3)265(0.9)274(0.8)243(1.1)
2001National241(2.8)251(1.0)264(1.0)273(0.9)240(1.7)
2001¹National243(2.3)253(1.1)265(1.0)275(0.8)244(1.5)
1994¹National241(1.3)251(0.8)264(0.8)270(0.8)238(1.4)