The average U.S. history scores for eighth-grade students whether or not they were eligible for either free or reduced-price lunch through the National School Lunch Program were 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.