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English language learners post higher scores at all three grades

GRADE 4
 GRADE 8
 GRADE 12

Fourth-grade NAEP U.S. history achievement-level results, by English language learners (ELL) 

Finding

  • A higher percentage of students identified as English language learners performed at or above Basic in 2006 than in 2001.

key

* Significantly different from 2006.
NOTE: The results for English language learners are based on students who were assessed and cannot be generalized to the total population of such students. View complete data with standard errors.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2001 and 2006 U.S. History Assessments.

To read more about achievement levels and how they are set, see Reporting the Assessment—Scale Scores and Achievement Levels.

View a summary of the percentage of students with disabilities identified, excluded, and assessed in U.S. history.

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