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Male students at grade 12 score higher than female students in 2006
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GRADE 8
GRADE 12

Twelfth-grade average NAEP U.S. history scores, by gender

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  • Both male and female students had higher average scores in 2006 than in 1994 and 2001.

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* Significantly different from 2006.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1994, 2001, and 2006 U.S. History Assessments.

See more information about achievement gaps and changes in gaps at grade 4, grade 8, and grade 12 in the NAEP Data Explorer.

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