2018 NAEP U.S. History, Geography and Civics Results for Grade 8

On April 23, 2020  the National Center for Educational Statistics released the results of the Grade 8 NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) tests in U.S. History, Geography and Civics. A summary of the scale scores and percentage of students performing at the four achievement levels is provided below. The U.S. History and Geography assessments are scored on a scale of 0-500; the Civics on a scale of 0-300.

Complete results for public and Catholic school results were published; other private school levels of participation did not reach levels required for reporting more than scale scores.

	Scale Scores	Below Basic	Basic	Proficient	Advanced
Public	262	36	50	14	1
Catholic	279	16	56	27	2

 

 

	Scale Scores	Below Basic	Basic	Proficient	Advanced
Public	257	30	46	21	2
Catholic	276	11	45	37	7

 

 

	Scale Scores	Below Basic	Basic	Proficient	Advanced
Public	152	29	49	21	2
Catholic	171	9	50	37	5