NAEP Technical DocumentationSchool Response Rates for the 2014 Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) Assessment

The following table presents counts of eligible sampled schools and participating schools, as well as weighted school response rates, for the 2014 TEL 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, TEL 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. Includes charter schools, 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 Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) Assessment.
National all1	910	820	92.30
National public	750	710	93.95
Northeast public	120	120	98.76
Midwest public	140	120	85.70
South public	290	280	95.66
West public	200	190	95.20
National private	160	110	74.12
Catholic	40	40	89.30
Non-Catholic	120	70	62.72

 

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