The average U.S. history score for fourth-grade students who were eligible for free lunch through the National School Lunch Program was higher in 2010 than in 2001 and 2006. In addition, students who were not eligible for the program scored higher in 2010 than in 2001 and 2006.
Because of the improved quality of the data on students' eligibility for NSLP, the percentage of students for whom information was not available has decreased compared to the percentages reported prior to the 2006 assessment. See the "demographics" tab to view the proportion of students in each category.