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NAEP Technical DocumentationWeighted Student Response and Exclusion Rates for the 2019 Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Public School National Science Assessments, Paper-Based Assessment
The following table presents weighted student response and exclusion rates, by census region, for fourth- and eighth-grade public school students in the national science paper-based assessment (PBA) samples. Separate exclusion rates are provided for students with disabilities (SD) and English learners (EL).
A weighted student response rate indicates the percentage of the student population that is directly represented by the assessed students from within participating schools. A weighted exclusion rate indicates the percentage of students in the population that would be excluded from the assessment.
| Census region | Grade 4 | Grade 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted student response rates (percent) | Weighted percentage of all students who are SD and excluded | Weighted percentage of all students who are EL and excluded | Weighted student response rates (percent) | Weighted percentage of all students who are SD and excluded | Weighted percentage of all students who are EL and excluded | |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2019 National Science Assessment. | ||||||
| National | 93.80 | 1.15 | 0.50 | 91.08 | 1.22 | 0.56 |
| Northeast | 91.91 | 1.12 | 0.45 | 87.34 | 1.27 | 0.44 |
| Midwest | 94.04 | 0.84 | 0.05 | 91.45 | 1.09 | 0.32 |
| South | 94.41 | 1.12 | 0.50 | 92.60 | 1.31 | 0.76 |
| West | 93.80 | 1.48 | 0.93 | 90.54 | 1.17 | 0.52 |
Last updated 24 August 2023 (ML)