Weighted school and student participation rates, grades 4 and 8 public schools: By urban district, 2003
School participation
Student participation
Student weighted participation
Number of schools participating
Student unweighted percentage
Student weighted percentage1
Number of students assessed
Grade 4
Atlanta
100
50
94
94
1,645
Boston
100
59
94
95
1,445
Charlotte
100
51
95
95
1,676
Chicago
100
83
92
92
2,162
Cleveland
100
56
90
91
1,660
District of Columbia
100
118
94
94
2,713
Houston
100
80
93
93
1,889
Los Angeles
100
83
96
96
2,806
New York City
100
79
92
92
2,403
San Diego
100
55
93
92
1,732
Grade 8
Atlanta
100
16
92
93
1,470
Boston
100
34
93
93
1,268
Charlotte
100
29
92
92
1,385
Chicago
100
83
93
93
1,900
Cleveland
100
35
78
76
1,038
District of Columbia
100
38
89
89
1,922
Houston
100
38
91
90
1,660
Los Angeles
100
67
91
90
1,963
New York City
100
77
81
81
1,707
San Diego
100
28
89
89
1,236
1 The student weighted participation rate is calculated as follows: The numerator of this rate is the estimated number of students who are represented by the students assessed. The denominator of this rate is the estimated number of students represented by the eligible sampled students in participating schools.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Trial Urban District Reading Assessment.
