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| Table 227.50. | Average National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading and mathematics scale scores of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders and percentage absent from school, by selected characteristics and number of days absent in the last month: 2022 |
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| Grade level and days absent from school in the last month | All students | Sex | Race/ethnicity | Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch (public school students only) |
Control of school | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Asian | Black | Hispanic | Pacific Islander | White | Two or more races | Eligible | Not eligible | Unknown | Public | Catholic | Other private | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Average mathematics scale score1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | 236 | (0.3) | 239 | (0.3) | 233 | (0.3) | 221 | (1.9) | 259 | (1.3) | 217 | (0.5) | 224 | (0.4) | 224 | (2.4) | 246 | (0.3) | 239 | (0.9) | 223 | (0.3) | 248 | (0.4) | 247 | (1.2) | 235 | (0.3) | 246 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| 0 days | 245 | (0.4) | 248 | (0.5) | 242 | (0.5) | 230 | (3.4) | 267 | (1.5) | 226 | (0.8) | 233 | (0.7) | 238 | (5.6) | 252 | (0.4) | 248 | (1.6) | 231 | (0.6) | 255 | (0.5) | 253 | (1.4) | 244 | (0.4) | 250 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 237 | (0.4) | 240 | (0.5) | 234 | (0.5) | 231 | (4.0) | 256 | (1.9) | 217 | (0.8) | 226 | (0.7) | 222 | (2.7) | 246 | (0.5) | 239 | (1.4) | 224 | (0.4) | 249 | (0.6) | 246 | (2.0) | 236 | (0.4) | 244 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 232 | (0.5) | 234 | (0.8) | 230 | (0.6) | 218 | (4.4) | 251 | (2.6) | 213 | (0.9) | 223 | (0.9) | 222 | (4.9) | 242 | (0.6) | 232 | (2.9) | 222 | (0.5) | 243 | (0.8) | 239 | (3.5) | 231 | (0.5) | 241 | (3.0) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 or more days | 224 | (0.4) | 226 | (0.6) | 221 | (0.5) | 219 | (4.2) | 243 | (1.9) | 207 | (0.9) | 215 | (0.7) | 217 | (3.0) | 236 | (0.6) | 228 | (1.9) | 213 | (0.5) | 238 | (0.8) | 240 | (2.8) | 223 | (0.4) | 239 | (2.9) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 230 | (0.5) | 231 | (0.8) | 228 | (0.6) | 222 | (5.4) | 248 | (2.2) | 212 | (1.4) | 220 | (1.0) | 218 | (4.6) | 241 | (0.7) | 233 | (2.0) | 218 | (0.6) | 244 | (0.8) | 245 | (3.2) | 229 | (0.5) | 243 | (4.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 217 | (0.5) | 220 | (0.8) | 214 | (0.8) | 215 | (6.4) | 233 | (3.3) | 202 | (1.0) | 210 | (1.1) | 215 | (3.8) | 229 | (1.0) | 222 | (2.9) | 209 | (0.6) | 231 | (1.1) | 232 | (4.3) | 216 | (0.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
8th-graders |
274 | (0.3) | 275 | (0.3) | 273 | (0.4) | 258 | (2.2) | 306 | (1.1) | 253 | (0.7) | 261 | (0.5) | 264 | (3.0) | 285 | (0.4) | 276 | (0.9) | 260 | (0.3) | 287 | (0.4) | 285 | (1.7) | 273 | (0.3) | 288 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) |
| 0 days | 283 | (0.5) | 284 | (0.5) | 282 | (0.8) | 263 | (3.3) | 314 | (1.6) | 262 | (1.3) | 268 | (0.8) | 269 | (4.9) | 291 | (0.7) | 285 | (1.6) | 267 | (0.6) | 294 | (0.6) | 291 | (2.3) | 282 | (0.5) | 291 | (2.0) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 276 | (0.4) | 277 | (0.5) | 275 | (0.6) | 269 | (5.6) | 304 | (1.5) | 254 | (1.0) | 264 | (0.8) | 273 | (8.4) | 286 | (0.5) | 278 | (1.8) | 262 | (0.5) | 288 | (0.5) | 285 | (2.2) | 275 | (0.4) | 288 | (2.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 266 | (0.5) | 266 | (0.7) | 266 | (0.7) | 251 | (3.3) | 289 | (2.8) | 246 | (1.0) | 256 | (1.0) | 257 | (7.6) | 278 | (0.7) | 272 | (3.2) | 254 | (0.5) | 279 | (0.7) | 283 | (3.3) | 264 | (0.5) | 283 | (5.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 or more days | 260 | (0.5) | 262 | (0.8) | 259 | (0.7) | 249 | (3.4) | 288 | (3.3) | 243 | (1.0) | 253 | (0.9) | 247 | (5.6) | 271 | (0.8) | 261 | (2.1) | 251 | (0.6) | 274 | (0.8) | 274 | (3.5) | 260 | (0.5) | 280 | (4.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 264 | (0.6) | 266 | (1.0) | 263 | (0.7) | 251 | (4.2) | 293 | (3.2) | 245 | (1.1) | 256 | (1.0) | 249 | (6.4) | 276 | (0.9) | 264 | (2.7) | 254 | (0.6) | 277 | (1.0) | 276 | (3.2) | 263 | (0.6) | 280 | (5.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 252 | (0.8) | 253 | (1.2) | 251 | (1.1) | 245 | (5.2) | 279 | (6.6) | 238 | (2.0) | 248 | (1.5) | 246 | (8.6) | 261 | (1.5) | 253 | (2.4) | 245 | (1.0) | 266 | (1.4) | 267 | (7.1) | 252 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
12th-graders |
--- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 0 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1-2 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 3-4 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 5 or more days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 5-10 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| More than 10 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| Average reading scale score2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | 217 | (0.3) | 214 | (0.4) | 221 | (0.4) | 197 | (2.1) | 241 | (1.3) | 199 | (0.7) | 205 | (0.6) | 207 | (2.9) | 227 | (0.3) | 223 | (1.2) | 203 | (0.5) | 231 | (0.4) | 232 | (1.4) | 216 | (0.4) | 233 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| 0 days | 227 | (0.4) | 225 | (0.5) | 230 | (0.5) | 216 | (4.0) | 248 | (1.5) | 210 | (1.1) | 215 | (0.8) | 218 | (8.9) | 233 | (0.5) | 231 | (1.7) | 212 | (0.6) | 238 | (0.5) | 238 | (1.8) | 226 | (0.5) | 240 | (2.0) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 221 | (0.5) | 218 | (0.6) | 223 | (0.7) | 208 | (4.1) | 242 | (1.9) | 204 | (1.1) | 209 | (1.0) | 213 | (5.5) | 229 | (0.7) | 226 | (2.2) | 208 | (0.7) | 233 | (0.7) | 232 | (2.4) | 220 | (0.5) | 232 | (2.4) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 213 | (0.6) | 210 | (1.0) | 217 | (1.0) | 194 | (7.9) | 239 | (2.9) | 195 | (1.4) | 204 | (1.1) | 204 | (6.1) | 224 | (0.9) | 218 | (2.8) | 202 | (0.8) | 227 | (1.1) | 227 | (3.9) | 212 | (0.7) | 224 | (3.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 or more days | 202 | (0.6) | 198 | (0.7) | 206 | (0.9) | 186 | (3.2) | 219 | (3.3) | 184 | (1.1) | 193 | (1.0) | 201 | (4.6) | 214 | (0.9) | 210 | (2.3) | 191 | (0.7) | 217 | (0.9) | 221 | (3.0) | 201 | (0.6) | 222 | (3.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 209 | (0.8) | 207 | (1.2) | 212 | (1.1) | 190 | (4.7) | 226 | (4.4) | 190 | (1.6) | 199 | (1.5) | 207 | (7.2) | 221 | (1.0) | 215 | (2.8) | 197 | (1.1) | 224 | (1.2) | 227 | (3.7) | 208 | (0.8) | 228 | (4.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 193 | (0.8) | 189 | (0.9) | 198 | (1.2) | 182 | (4.5) | 211 | (4.6) | 179 | (1.5) | 187 | (1.4) | 196 | (5.5) | 204 | (1.4) | 202 | (3.9) | 185 | (0.8) | 207 | (1.4) | 209 | (5.0) | 192 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
8th-graders |
260 | (0.3) | 256 | (0.4) | 265 | (0.4) | 246 | (2.1) | 283 | (1.0) | 244 | (0.5) | 251 | (0.6) | 254 | (2.9) | 268 | (0.4) | 265 | (1.0) | 248 | (0.4) | 271 | (0.3) | 274 | (1.6) | 259 | (0.3) | 279 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| 0 days | 267 | (0.5) | 263 | (0.6) | 272 | (0.5) | 256 | (4.6) | 288 | (1.3) | 251 | (0.9) | 257 | (0.8) | 260 | (5.5) | 273 | (0.6) | 272 | (1.9) | 254 | (0.7) | 276 | (0.5) | 278 | (1.9) | 266 | (0.5) | 284 | (1.9) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 262 | (0.4) | 258 | (0.6) | 266 | (0.6) | 250 | (4.0) | 282 | (2.0) | 246 | (1.0) | 253 | (0.8) | 248 | (5.7) | 270 | (0.5) | 266 | (1.8) | 250 | (0.6) | 272 | (0.5) | 274 | (2.2) | 261 | (0.4) | 280 | (2.6) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 255 | (0.5) | 249 | (0.6) | 260 | (0.8) | 246 | (4.1) | 274 | (3.7) | 239 | (1.0) | 248 | (1.2) | 254 | (5.8) | 264 | (0.7) | 259 | (2.8) | 246 | (0.6) | 265 | (0.7) | 270 | (3.2) | 254 | (0.5) | 274 | (4.9) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 or more days | 248 | (0.6) | 244 | (0.9) | 252 | (0.8) | 237 | (3.6) | 270 | (3.1) | 235 | (1.1) | 240 | (1.2) | 250 | (5.7) | 258 | (0.8) | 253 | (2.6) | 239 | (0.8) | 260 | (1.0) | 265 | (3.3) | 247 | (0.6) | 265 | (5.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 252 | (0.7) | 248 | (1.0) | 256 | (1.0) | 238 | (3.5) | 274 | (3.4) | 237 | (1.3) | 244 | (1.3) | 250 | (7.1) | 261 | (1.0) | 257 | (3.1) | 243 | (0.9) | 263 | (1.0) | 268 | (4.1) | 251 | (0.7) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 240 | (1.2) | 236 | (1.5) | 245 | (1.5) | 234 | (6.9) | 260 | (6.6) | 231 | (2.0) | 233 | (2.2) | 250 | (7.2) | 249 | (1.6) | 243 | (3.9) | 233 | (1.3) | 252 | (2.1) | 261 | (5.8) | 239 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
12th-graders |
--- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 0 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1-2 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 3-4 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 5 or more days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 5-10 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| More than 10 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| Percent of students absent3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th-graders | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) |
| 0 days | 38 | (0.3) | 39 | (0.4) | 37 | (0.4) | 31 | (2.5) | 54 | (1.5) | 33 | (0.6) | 33 | (0.7) | 24 | (3.0) | 40 | (0.4) | 39 | (1.2) | 32 | (0.4) | 43 | (0.4) | 46 | (2.2) | 37 | (0.3) | 44 | (1.8) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 27 | (0.3) | 26 | (0.4) | 28 | (0.4) | 27 | (2.0) | 21 | (1.1) | 27 | (0.6) | 26 | (0.5) | 27 | (4.4) | 29 | (0.4) | 26 | (1.1) | 27 | (0.4) | 28 | (0.4) | 28 | (1.6) | 27 | (0.3) | 29 | (1.7) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 14 | (0.2) | 13 | (0.3) | 15 | (0.3) | 17 | (2.4) | 10 | (0.9) | 15 | (0.5) | 15 | (0.4) | 15 | (2.8) | 13 | (0.3) | 14 | (0.7) | 15 | (0.3) | 12 | (0.2) | 13 | (1.3) | 14 | (0.2) | 12 | (1.3) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 or more days | 21 | (0.3) | 22 | (0.3) | 20 | (0.3) | 24 | (2.1) | 14 | (0.9) | 25 | (0.6) | 26 | (0.6) | 34 | (3.6) | 18 | (0.3) | 21 | (0.8) | 26 | (0.4) | 17 | (0.3) | 13 | (1.1) | 22 | (0.3) | 14 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 11 | (0.2) | 11 | (0.3) | 11 | (0.3) | 12 | (1.3) | 7 | (0.7) | 12 | (0.4) | 13 | (0.4) | 14 | (2.4) | 11 | (0.3) | 12 | (0.7) | 13 | (0.3) | 10 | (0.3) | 9 | (1.0) | 12 | (0.2) | 9 | (1.1) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 10 | (0.2) | 10 | (0.3) | 9 | (0.2) | 13 | (1.6) | 7 | (0.6) | 13 | (0.5) | 13 | (0.4) | 20 | (3.0) | 7 | (0.2) | 8 | (0.7) | 13 | (0.3) | 7 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.5) | 10 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.9) | ‡ | (†) |
8th-graders |
100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) | 100 | (†) |
| 0 days | 35 | (0.3) | 37 | (0.4) | 32 | (0.4) | 26 | (2.5) | 54 | (1.2) | 32 | (0.6) | 32 | (0.6) | 28 | (4.4) | 35 | (0.4) | 35 | (1.2) | 30 | (0.4) | 38 | (0.4) | 42 | (1.3) | 34 | (0.3) | 42 | (2.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| 1-2 days | 33 | (0.3) | 33 | (0.4) | 34 | (0.4) | 32 | (2.5) | 26 | (1.0) | 32 | (0.6) | 32 | (0.6) | 24 | (3.3) | 36 | (0.4) | 31 | (1.3) | 32 | (0.4) | 35 | (0.4) | 34 | (1.5) | 33 | (0.3) | 36 | (2.0) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3-4 days | 16 | (0.2) | 15 | (0.3) | 18 | (0.3) | 21 | (2.4) | 9 | (0.8) | 18 | (0.5) | 18 | (0.4) | 19 | (3.3) | 16 | (0.3) | 16 | (1.0) | 19 | (0.3) | 14 | (0.3) | 13 | (1.0) | 17 | (0.2) | 13 | (1.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5 or more days | 16 | (0.3) | 16 | (0.4) | 16 | (0.3) | 21 | (1.8) | 11 | (0.9) | 18 | (0.6) | 18 | (0.5) | 29 | (3.6) | 14 | (0.3) | 17 | (0.9) | 20 | (0.4) | 13 | (0.3) | 10 | (1.2) | 16 | (0.3) | 9 | (1.2) | ‡ | (†) |
| 5-10 days | 11 | (0.2) | 10 | (0.3) | 11 | (0.2) | 13 | (1.5) | 8 | (0.8) | 12 | (0.5) | 12 | (0.4) | 19 | (3.7) | 10 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.8) | 13 | (0.3) | 9 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.9) | 11 | (0.2) | 6 | (1.0) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than 10 days | 5 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.2) | 8 | (1.3) | 3 | (0.4) | 6 | (0.3) | 6 | (0.3) | 10 | (2.2) | 4 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.5) | 7 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.1) | 3 | (0.7) | 5 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.6) | ‡ | (†) |
12th-graders |
--- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 0 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 1-2 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 3-4 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 5 or more days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| 5-10 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| More than 10 days | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1For grades 4 and 8, the mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. For grade 12, the mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 300. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Reading scale ranges from 0 to 500. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Data on percent of students absent are based on the Reading Assessment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes public, private, Bureau of Indian Education, and Department of Defense Education Activity schools. Includes students tested with accommodations (13 to 14 percent of all students, depending on assessment and grade level); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (2 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2022 Mathematics and Reading Assessments, retrieved February 8, 2023, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE). (This table was prepared February 2023.) |
