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NAEP Technical DocumentationSchool Response Rates for Reading and Mathematics

The following table shows school response rates for the reading and mathematics operational assessment for the private school samples broken out by private school type for each grade. The table includes unweighted counts and percentages and weighted percentages using the school base weight multiplied by the estimated grade enrollment.

NAEP reading and mathematics operational study response rates for sampled schools, by grade and school type: 2005

Grade	Private school type	Response category	Sample count	Unweighted percentage	Enrollment weighted percentage
4	All private	Total eligible	860	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	570	65.62	67.88
		Nonrespondents	300	34.38	32.12
	Roman Catholic	Total eligible	280	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	230	79.23	78.56
		Nonrespondents	60	20.77	21.44
	Non-Catholic	Total eligible	580	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	340	58.93	56.90
		Nonrespondents	240	41.07	43.10
	Conservative Christian	Total eligible	130	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	70	52.99	57.06
		Nonrespondents	60	47.01	42.94
	Lutheran	Total eligible	110	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	100	88.89	89.23
		Nonrespondents	10	11.11	10.77
	Other private	Total eligible	340	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	170	51.64	50.84
		Nonrespondents	160	48.36	49.16
8	All private	Total eligible	850	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	560	66.12	66.80
		Nonrespondents	290	33.88	33.20
	Roman Catholic	Total eligible	300	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	230	77.93	76.13
		Nonrespondents	70	22.07	23.87
	Non-Catholic	Total eligible	550	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	330	59.75	57.12
		Nonrespondents	220	40.25	42.88
	Conservative Christian	Total eligible	130	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	80	60.63	65.05
		Nonrespondents	50	39.37	34.95
	Lutheran	Total eligible	100	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	90	86.87	87.84
		Nonrespondents	10	13.13	12.16
	Other private	Total eligible	330	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	170	51.22	48.57
		Nonrespondents	160	48.78	51.43
12	All private	Total eligible	380	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	190	48.56	46.73
		Nonrespondents	200	51.44	53.27
	Roman Catholic	Total eligible	80	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	40	51.95	49.66
		Nonrespondents	40	48.05	50.34
	Non-Catholic	Total eligible	300	100.00	100.00
		Respondents	150	47.70	43.51
		Nonrespondents	160	52.30	56.49
# Rounds to zero. NOTE: Numbers in table have been rounded. Percentages are  calculated using unrounded numbers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005.

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