(Homeschool or die!)
When it comes to reading and math skills,
just 34 percent and 33 percent, respectively, of U.S. eighth-grade students tested proficient or
above — that is, performed at grade level or above. Recent test scores show
poor achievement levels in other academic areas. Only 18 percent of
eighth-graders are proficient in U.S. history. It’s 27 percent in geography and
23 percent in civics.
The story is not much better when it comes
to high schoolers.
According to 2010 and 2013 NAEP test scores, only 38 percent of 12th-graders
were proficient in reading. It was 26 percent in math, 12 percent in history,
20 percent in geography and 24 percent in civics (http://www.nationsreportcard.gov).
