258
2022 (latest)
U.S. HISTORY KNOWLEDGE (NAEP)
grade-8 average U.S. history scale score (0–500) · 1994–2022 · higher is better · NCES, National Assessment of Educational Progress
259
1994
268
high · 2014
258
low · 2022
−1 pts
since 1994
┊ dashed lines mark 2001 Dot-com bust & 9/11 · 2008 Global financial crisis · 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Method & caveats. NAEP U.S. History, grade 8, average scale score. 1994 is the accommodations-not-permitted sample (NCES footnotes it on the same trend line — the one comparability break). Scores rose to a 2014 peak (267.5) then fell below the 1994 level by 2022. Next assessment 2030 per the NAGB schedule. The 0–500-scale NAEP Long-Term Trend and 0–300-scale main assessments are NCES's national probability samples; values are national public+private averages for all students.
Sources
Every value on this page is read from the publisher below. Current and historical source documents:
- https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/
- https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/Dataservice/GetAdhocData.aspx?type=data&subject=history&grade=8&subscale=HRPCM&variable=TOTAL&jurisdiction=NT&stattype=MN:MN&Year=1994R2,2001,2006,2010,2014,2018,2022
- https://github.com/danielmiessler/substrate/tree/main/Data/US-Societal-Health
Data
| Year | U.S. History Knowledge (NAEP) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 258 | −5 pts |
| 2018 | 263 | −5 pts |
| 2014 | 268 | +2 pts |
| 2010 | 266 | +3 pts |
| 2006 | 263 | +3 pts |
| 2001 | 260 | +1 pts |
| 1994 | 259 | — |
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