Table 21. Percentage distribution of public middle schools reporting selected percentages of students with a parent or guardian who attended special subject-area events or volunteered at school or served on a committee, by selected school characteristics: School year 2005

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Table 21. Percentage distribution of public middle schools reporting selected percentages of students with a parent or guardian who attended special subject-area events or volunteered at school or served on a committee, by selected school characteristics: School year 2005–06
	Percent of students with a parent or guardian who attended special subject-area events¹										Percent of students with a parent or guardian who volunteered at school or served on a committee
School characteristic	0–25 percent		26–50 percent		51–75 percent		76–100 percent		School does not offer		0–25 percent	26–50 percent		51–75 percent		76–100 percent		School does not offer
All public schools	14		24		36		23		2		65	23		9		2		1	!

Enrollment size
Less than 300	14		19		35		30		‡		59	26		11		‡		‡
300–499	10		24		36		27		4	!	66	20		8		4	!	‡
500–999	14		26		38		22		‡		65	24		9		2	!	‡
1,000 or more	21		28		31		18		‡		71	20		7		2	!	‡

Urbanicity
City	21		28		33		16		‡		71	17		10		2	!	#
Urban fringe	13		25		33		25		2	!	63	25		9		2		‡
Town	8	!	23		44		24		‡		61	26		8	!	4	!	‡
Rural	13		21		37		27		‡		64	25		8		‡		‡

Crime level where students live²
High	31		35		27		‡		‡		85	11	!	‡		#		#
Moderate	20		30		32		13		4	!	81	13		4	!	‡		‡
Low	10		20		39		30		2	!	55	29		11		3	!	2	!
Mixed	15		29		34		21		‡		69	21		9		‡		#

Percent minority enrollment³
Less than 5 percent	10	!	20		35		35		‡		59	27		10		‡		‡
5 to less than 20 percent	7		19		40		33		‡		56	30		10		4	!	‡
20 to less than 50 percent	11		26		39		23		‡		60	28		10		2	!	#
50 percent or more	25		30		30		11		5	!	79	12		6		‡		‡

Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch
0–20 percent	5	!	13		42		39		‡		46	35		15		4	!	‡
21–50 percent	11		24		39		24		2	!	66	24		8		2	!	‡
More than 50 percent	23		32		28		14		3	!	76	15		6		1	!	1	!

Percent of students below 15th per- centile on stan- dardized tests
0–5 percent	8		19		42		29		‡		55	29		13		3	!	‡
6–15 percent	13		24		37		24		2	!	64	23		10		3	!	‡
More than 15 percent	22		31		27		16		3	!	77	18		3		‡		‡

Percent of students likely to attend college
0–35 percent	21		32		30		12		4	!	80	14		4	!	‡		‡
36–60 percent	16		28		34		19		2	!	71	21		6		‡		‡
More than 60 percent	8		16		41		35		‡		49	31		14		4		‡

Percent of students who consider academic achieve- ment important
0–25 percent	28		31		22		12	!	6	!	86	8	!	‡		#		‡
26–50 percent	21		31		33		15		‡		75	18		5		‡		‡
51–75 percent	14		27		37		19		3	!	71	21		5		‡		‡
More than 75 percent	7		16		40		36		1	!	47	32		16		4		‡

Percent male enrollment
0–44 percent	18	!	32		28		18	!	‡		65	22		10	!	‡		‡
45–55 percent	15		24		36		24		2		66	23		8		2		1	!
More than 55 percent	7	!	28		39		20		‡		56	22		18		‡		‡

Student-to-FTE ratio⁴
Less than 12 students	15		23		36		24		2	!	63	23		10		3	!	‡
12–16 students	12		27		36		22		2	!	65	24		8		2	!	‡
More than 16 students	16		22		35		23		‡		73	22		5	!	‡		#

Number of class- room changes⁵
0–3 changes	‡		17	!	25	!	20	!	21	!	64	‡		21	!	‡		‡
4–6 changes	13		31		35		19		2	!	69	20		9		2	!	‡
More than 6 changes	15		21		37		26		‡		62	26		8		2	!	‡

Regular use of law enforcement⁶
Regular use	17		27		34		19		2		70	21		7		2		‡
No regular use	9		19		38		32		‡		57	27		12		‡		2	!

Number of serious discipline pro- blems⁷
No problems	9		23		37		29		2	!	56	26		13		4	!	‡
1 problem	14		24		35		24		2	!	66	24		8		2	!	‡
2 problems	20		23		38		14		6	!	74	22		‡		‡		#
3 or more problems	25		29		32		13		‡		81	14		4	!	#		‡

Transfers as a per- centage of enroll- ment⁸
Less than 6 percent	13		17		37		33		‡		55	26		14		4	!	‡
6 to less than 11 percent	8		24		35		29		‡		59	27		10		‡		‡
11 to less than 21 percent	13		23		41		20		2	!	64	25		10		‡		‡
21 percent or more	20		31		30		17		‡		76	16		4	!	2	!	‡

Prevalence of school- wide disruptions⁹
No disruptions	13		24		36		24		2		64	23		9		2		1	!
Any disruptions	23		24		33		17		‡		72	22		6	!	#		#

Percent of students absent on a daily basis
0–2 percent	‡		12	!	33		46		‡		53	31		10	!	‡		‡
3–5 percent	10		23		39		26		1	!	59	26		11		3		1	!
6–10 percent	20		28		31		18		3	!	74	18		6		‡		‡
More than 10 percent	25		26		34		13	!	‡		81	15	!	‡		#		‡

Prevalence of violent incidents¹⁰
No violent incidents	‡		17	!	35		36		‡		41	31		18	!	8	!	‡
Any violent incidents	15		25		36		23		2		66	23		8		2		1	!
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is from 30 percent to 50 percent of the estimate’s value.
‡ Reporting standards not met. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 50 percent or more of the estimate's value.
¹ Examples of special subject-area events provided to respondents were science fairs or concerts.
² Respondents were asked, "How would you describe the crime level in the area(s) in which your students live?" Response options included "high level of crime," "moderate level of crime," "low level of crime," and "students come from areas with very different levels of crime."
³ Responding schools that did not have race/ethnicity on the sampling frame (2 percent of schools) are excluded from the base.
⁴ Student-to-FTE ratio was calculated by dividing the total number of students enrolled in the school by the total number of full-time-equivalent teachers and aides. The total number of full-time-equivalent teachers and aides is a combination of the full-time and part-time teachers and aides, including special education teachers and aides, with an adjustment to compensate for the part-time status.
⁵ Respondents were asked, "How many classroom changes do most students make in a typical day?" Responses exclude morning arrival and afternoon departure.
⁶ Respondents were asked, "During the 2005–2006 school year, did you have any sworn law enforcement officers, security guards, or security personnel present at your school at least once a week?"
⁷ Serious discipline problems include student racial tensions, student bullying, student sexual harassment of other students, student verbal abuse of teachers, widespread disorder in classrooms, student acts of disrespect for teachers, gang activities, and cult or extremist group activities. If a respondent reported that any of these problems occurred daily or weekly in their school, each was counted once in the total number of serious discipline problems.
⁸ Transfers as a percentage of enrollment combines the number of students who were transferred to a school and the number of students who were transferred from a school divided by the total number of students enrolled in the school.
⁹ Schoolwide disruptions include actions that disrupted school activities such as death threats, bomb threats, and chemical, biological, or radiological threats. Respondents were instructed to exclude all fire alarms, including false alarms.
¹⁰ Violent incidents include rape or attempted rape, sexual battery other than rape, physical attack or fight with or without a weapon, threat of physical attack with or without a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon.
NOTE: "At school" was defined for respondents to include activities that happen in school buildings, on school grounds, on school buses, and at places that hold school-sponsored events or activities. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Responses were provided by the principal or the person most knowledgeable about crime and safety issues at the school. Middle schools are defined as schools in which the lowest grade is not lower than grade 4 and the highest grade is not higher than grade 9.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 2005–06 School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), 2006.

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