2010 NAEP Geography - National Catholic Educational Association

NAEP Geography 2010

National Assessment of Educational Progress

Nation's Report Card

In June 2011, the National Center for Education Statistics released the report of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results for Geography in grades 4, 8 and 12.

A summary of the scale scores and percentage of students performing at the four achievement levels is provided below.

Achievement Levels

below basic (not defined, but less than partial mastery)
basic (partial mastery of fundamental skills and knowledge)
proficient (solid academic performance)
advanced (superior performance).

Because an insufficient number of private schools responded, NAEP cannot report the scores of the private schools as a separate category. The Catholic schools, one sector of the private school grouping, did have high enough participation rates in grade 4 and 12 to have separate reports.

Scale Scores and Achievement Percentages of Students in Public and Catholic Schools

Grade 8 Geography	Public	Catholic
Scale Scores (rated from 0-500)	260	276
Achievement Levels
Below Basic	27	10
Basic	47	45
Proficient	23	39
Advanced	2	5

The full report is available at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/geography/