NAEP Technical DocumentationSchool Response Rates for the 2014 Civics Assessment

The following table presents counts of eligible sampled schools and participating schools, as well as weighted school response rates, for the 2014 civics assessment. The weighted school response rates estimate the proportion of the student population that is represented by the participating school sample prior to substitution. 

School response counts and rates for public and private schools before substitution, civics national assessment at grade 8, by school type and geographic region: 2014

School type and geographic region	Number of eligible sampled schools	Number of participating schools	Weighted school response rate prior to substitution (percent)
1 Includes national public, national private, Bureau of Indian Education, and Department of Defense Education Activity schools located in the United States. NOTE: National public includes students from public schools only. It includes charter schools, but excludes Bureau of Indian Education schools and Department of Defense Education Activity schools. It is used when comparing national data to those of states, urban districts, or regions. School counts are rounded to nearest ten. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Percentages are based on unrounded counts SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2014 Civics Assessment.
National all1	460	390	89.47
National public	360	330	90.92
Northeast public	50	50	93.53
Midwest public	60	50	84.14
South public	150	130	90.52
West public	100	90	95.55
National private	110	70	73.78
Catholic	30	30	100.00
Non-Catholic	80	40	54.82

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