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NAEP Technical DocumentationTarget Populations

2000 National Main Assessment:

• Public and nonpublic school students enrolled in fourth and twelfth grades

• Public school students enrolled in eighth grade

• Sample represents all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and domestic Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools.

2000 State Assessment:

• Public school students enrolled in fourth or eighth grade

• Sample represents participating states/jurisdictions, including:

  • Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools comprised of two separate jurisdictions: domestic (DoDEA/DDESS) and international (DoDEA/DoDDS),

  • American Samoa,

  • Guam, and

  • Virgin Islands

Sources of school data for the assessments include:

• Quality Education Data, Inc. (QED) National Education Database;

• National Center for Education Statistics' Common Core of Data (CCD);

• National Center for Education Statistics' Private School Survey (PSS); and

• 1990 Census median household income database created by Donnelley Marketing.

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