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NAEP Technical DocumentationResponse, Exclusion, and Accommodation Rates for Age 9 Reading Bridge Assessment in 2004

The following table displays the school- and student-level response and exclusion rates for the age 9 reading bridge assessment. Various weights were used in the calculation of the rates, as indicated in the column headings of the table.

Response, exclusion, and accommodation rates, age 9 reading bridge assessment, by school type and geographic region: 2004

School type and geographic region	Number of schools in the original sample	School participation rates (percent) before substitution (weighted by base weight and enrollment)	School participation rates (percent) before substitution (weighted by base weight only)	School participation rates (percent) after substitution (weighted by base weight and enrollment)	School participation rates (percent) after substitution (weighted by base weight only)	Number of students sampled (rounded)	Weighted percent of students excluded	Weighted student participation rates (percent) after make-ups	Weighted percent of assessed students accommodated
All	440	85.38	83.31	91.08	87.65	5,500	8.10	94.54	—
Northeast	100	86.73	81.52	92.75	85.45	1,200	9.48	92.44	—
Southeast	100	81.55	81.34	87.49	86.96	1,100	7.40	95.59	—
Central	130	89.38	89.43	92.27	91.82	1,800	9.32	96.21	—
West	110	81.92	78.28	91.15	84.64	1,400	5.93	93.26	—
Public all	300	87.56	87.73	92.75	91.29	4,600	8.69	94.45	—
Northeast	60	91.18	94.08	96.66	97.97	900	9.47	92.21	—
Southeast	70	81.75	81.58	86.90	86.28	900	8.28	95.59	—
Central	90	92.34	93.46	94.73	94.88	1,600	10.29	96.28	—
West	80	83.04	79.21	91.90	84.35	1,200	6.39	93.05	—
Private all	140	66.65	71.48	76.82	77.93	900	2.78	95.39	—
Catholic	50	82.26	83.49	93.65	93.03	600	0.30	96.04	—
Lutheran	10	89.81	91.15	89.81	91.15	100	2.14	91.58	—
Conservative Christian	20	53.77	69.97	68.98	76.67	100	0.00	94.24	—
Other	60	40.60	51.92	49.29	58.79	100	12.74	96.31	—
— Not available. NOTE: Numbers of schools are rounded to nearest ten, and numbers of students are rounded to nearest hundred. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2004 Reading Bridge Assessment.

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