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​​NAEP Technical DocumentationWeighted Student Response and Exclusion Rates for the 2019 Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Private School National Science Assessments, Digitally Based Assessment

The following table presents weighted student response and exclusion rates, by school type, for fourth- and eighth-grade private school students in the national science digitally based assessment (DBA) 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.

Weighted student response and exclusion rates for private schools, national science digitally based assessment, by grade and school type: 2019
​GradeSchool typeWeighted student response rate (percent)Weighted percentage of all students who were SD and excludedWeighted percentage of all students who were E​L and excluded
# Rounds to zero.
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.
4All private94.790.060.05
Catholic95.61#0.12
Non-Catholic93.630.11#
8All private94.220.250.30
Catholic94.44#0.21
Non-Catholic93.840.440.37

Last updated 18 January 2024 (SK)