Table 5.4c. Percentage distribution of 4th- and 8th-grade American Indian/Alaska Native students reporting use of traditional languages within families, by school density: 2007

Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2008

NCES 2008-084
September 2008

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Table 5.4c. Percentage distribution of 4th- and 8th-grade American Indian/Alaska Native students reporting use of traditional languages within families, by school density: 2007

Grade and frequency of use of traditional language	Total	School density
Grade and frequency of use of traditional language	Total	High	Low
Grade 4
Never	45	34	54
Once in a while	28	30	27
About half of the time	9	10	7
All or most of the time	18	26	12

Grade 8
Never	46	29	60
Once in a while	25	26	25
About half of the time	12	17	8
All or most of the time	17	28	7

NOTE: School density indicates the percentage of American Indian/Alaska Native students enrolled. Low-density schools are schools where American Indians/Alaska Natives account for less than 25 percent of the total enrollment. High-density schools are schools where American Indians/Alaska Natives account for 25 percent or more of the total enrollment.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. The Educational Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Grades 4 and 8 (NCES 2008-458). National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), National Indian Education Study (NIES), 2007.

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