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About the Assessment: Inclusion Rates

NAEP has always endeavored to assess all students selected as a part of its sampling process, including students who are classified by their schools as students with disabilities (SD) and/or as English language learners (ELL). The decision to exclude any of these students is made by school personnel. School personnel are encouraged to use inclusion criteria provided by NAEP and may discuss their inclusion decisions with NAEP field staff. Some students may participate with testing accommodations. Read more about the NAEP inclusion policy, including exclusion rates from current and previous assessments in all subject areas.

The tables below show the percentage of students identified as SD and/or ELL, and provide the rate of students excluded and accommodated in two ways: as a percentage of all students in the NAEP sample, or as a percentage of students identified as SD and/or ELL. Tables that provide percentages of SD students include those identified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Title 29 U.S.C. 794 Section 504), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap in federally assisted programs and activities. In addition, the percentages are further disaggregated in the SD tables by showing those who were identified as having an Individualized Education Program (IEP) . View Trial Urban District Assessment inclusion rates.

Grade 4 SD/ELL
Grade 4 SD
Grade 4 ELL
Grade 8 SD/ELL
Grade 8 SD
Grade 8 ELL
Grade 12 SD/ELL
Grade 12 SD
Grade 12 ELL
Percentage of eighth-grade students identified as students with disabilities (SD) excluded and assessed in NAEP mathematics, as a percentage of identified SD students, by state/jurisdiction: 2009
  Percentage of identified SD students
State/jurisdiction Excluded Assessed Assessed without
accommodations		 Assessed
with
accommodations
    Nation 22 78 15 63
      Nation (public) 22 78 15 63
Alabama 13 87 59 28
Alaska 25 75 8 67
Arizona 16 84 21 63
Arkansas 9 91 17 74
California 15 85 25 59
Colorado 16 84 14 70
Connecticut 14 86 16 69
Delaware 15 85 6 79
Florida 13 87 6 81
Georgia 23 77 10 67
Hawaii 11 89 24 65
Idaho 15 85 28 57
Illinois 20 80 13 68
Indiana 31 69 12 57
Iowa 16 84 11 73
Kansas 24 76 10 66
Kentucky 37 63 12 51
Louisiana 11 89 11 78
Maine 12 88 17 71
Maryland 56 44 8 36
Massachusetts 28 72 15 56
Michigan 24 76 15 62
Minnesota 17 83 23 60
Mississippi 17 83 13 70
Missouri 26 74 18 56
Montana 22 78 15 64
Nebraska 23 77 19 58
Nevada 22 78 21 57
New Hampshire 14 86 26 61
New Jersey 11 89 10 79
New Mexico 22 78 20 58
New York 14 86 4 82
North Carolina 12 88 9 80
North Dakota 34 66 24 42
Ohio 33 67 8 58
Oklahoma 41 59 12 47
Oregon 20 80 31 50
Pennsylvania 19 81 10 71
Rhode Island 10 90 18 72
South Carolina 32 68 29 39
South Dakota 17 83 23 60
Tennessee 36 64 9 55
Texas 39 61 18 43
Utah 27 73 15 58
Vermont 11 89 24 64
Virginia 24 76 23 53
Washington 19 81 20 60
West Virginia 10 90 25 65
Wisconsin 16 84 12 72
Wyoming 13 87 17 70
Other jurisdictions        
    District of Columbia 34 66 7 59
    DoDEA1 13 87 27 60
# Rounds to zero.
1 Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: SD includes those identified under section 504. In NAEP, students who have an IEP or a 504 plan are classified as SD. The national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school students only. 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), 2009 Mathematics Assessment.
Percentage of eighth-grade students identified as those with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) excluded and assessed in NAEP mathematics, as a percentage of identified SD students, by state/jurisdiction: 2009
  Percentage of identified IEP students
State/jurisdiction Excluded Assessed Assessed without
accommodations		 Assessed
with
accommodations
    Nation 23 77 14 63
      Nation (public) 23 77 14 63
Alabama 13 87 59 28
Alaska 25 75 8 67
Arizona 16 84 20 64
Arkansas 9 91 15 75
California 16 84 25 59
Colorado 17 83 12 71
Connecticut 16 84 15 68
Delaware 17 83 5 78
Florida 14 86 5 81
Georgia 24 76 10 66
Hawaii 12 88 18 70
Idaho 18 82 21 61
Illinois 21 79 10 69
Indiana 31 69 11 58
Iowa 17 83 10 73
Kansas 24 76 10 66
Kentucky 38 62 12 50
Louisiana 13 87 10 77
Maine 13 87 14 73
Maryland 63 37 6 31
Massachusetts 31 69 11 58
Michigan 24 76 14 62
Minnesota 17 83 22 61
Mississippi 18 82 12 70
Missouri 27 73 16 57
Montana 22 78 13 64
Nebraska 23 77 18 59
Nevada 23 77 19 59
New Hampshire 16 84 17 66
New Jersey 12 88 7 81
New Mexico 22 78 20 58
New York 16 84 3 81
North Carolina 13 87 7 80
North Dakota 39 61 16 45
Ohio 35 65 6 59
Oklahoma 41 59 12 47
Oregon 20 80 30 50
Pennsylvania 20 80 7 73
Rhode Island 10 90 17 73
South Carolina 35 65 26 39
South Dakota 17 83 23 60
Tennessee 36 64 8 56
Texas 42 58 16 42
Utah 27 73 14 58
Vermont 14 86 12 74
Virginia 26 74 21 54
Washington 20 80 20 61
West Virginia 11 89 22 67
Wisconsin 16 84 11 73
Wyoming 14 86 14 73
Other jurisdictions        
    District of Columbia 34 66 7 59
    DoDEA1 13 87 26 60
# Rounds to zero.
1 Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: In NAEP, students who have an IEP or a 504 plan are classified as SD. The national results include both public and nonpublic school students. The national (public) and state/jurisdiction results include public school students only. 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), 2009 Mathematics Assessment.