For twelfth-graders whose parents had graduated from college, higher percentages performed at or above Basic and Proficient and at Advanced in 2011 than their peers whose parents had lower levels of education.
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For twelfth-graders whose parents had graduated from college, higher percentages performed at or above Basic and Proficient and at Advanced in 2011 than their peers whose parents had lower levels of education.