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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 fourth-grade students identified as students with disabilities (SD) excluded and assessed in NAEP mathematics, as a percentage of all students, by state/jurisdiction: 2009
  Percentage of all students
State/jurisdiction Identified Excluded Assessed Assessed
without
accommodations
Assessed
with
accommodations
    Nation 13 2 11 3 8
      Nation (public) 13 2 11 3 8
Alabama 10 1 9 6 4
Alaska 17 1 16 4 12
Arizona 13 1 12 4 8
Arkansas 12 1 11 2 8
California 10 2 7 3 5
Colorado 11 1 10 1 9
Connecticut 13 2 12 2 10
Delaware 15 3 12 2 11
Florida 17 2 15 3 12
Georgia 11 1 9 3 7
Hawaii 10 1 9 1 8
Idaho 10 1 9 3 7
Illinois 15 2 13 4 9
Indiana 16 2 13 5 8
Iowa 14 2 12 2 10
Kansas 14 3 11 3 9
Kentucky 15 3 12 5 7
Louisiana 20 2 18 3 15
Maine 18 1 17 3 14
Maryland 14 4 9 2 7
Massachusetts 19 5 14 2 12
Michigan 14 2 11 4 8
Minnesota 14 2 13 5 8
Mississippi 10 1 9 3 6
Missouri 14 3 12 4 8
Montana 12 2 10 2 8
Nebraska 18 2 16 7 9
Nevada 12 2 10 3 6
New Hampshire 18 2 16 3 14
New Jersey 16 2 13 2 12
New Mexico 13 2 11 2 8
New York 16 1 15 1 14
North Carolina 15 2 13 3 10
North Dakota 16 4 12 4 8
Ohio 14 3 11 2 9
Oklahoma 15 4 11 4 7
Oregon 16 2 13 5 9
Pennsylvania 15 2 13 3 10
Rhode Island 17 2 16 3 13
South Carolina 14 2 13 5 8
South Dakota 15 2 13 5 8
Tennessee 14 3 10 3 7
Texas 10 3 7 2 5
Utah 12 2 10 3 7
Vermont 19 2 16 3 13
Virginia 14 2 12 3 9
Washington 12 2 11 3 7
West Virginia 17 2 16 7 9
Wisconsin 15 2 13 2 11
Wyoming 16 1 15 4 11
Other jurisdictions          
    District of Columbia 14 4 10 2 8
    DoDEA1 12 1 11 3 8
# 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 fourth-grade students identified as those with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) excluded and assessed in NAEP mathematics, as a percentage of all students, by state/jurisdiction: 2009
  Percentage of all students
State/jurisdiction Identified Excluded Assessed Assessed
without
accommodations
Assessed
with
accommodations
    Nation 12 2 10 3 7
      Nation (public) 12 2 10 3 8
Alabama 10 1 9 6 3
Alaska 17 1 16 4 12
Arizona 12 1 10 3 7
Arkansas 11 1 9 2 7
California 9 2 7 2 5
Colorado 11 1 9 1 8
Connecticut 12 2 10 1 9
Delaware 14 3 11 1 10
Florida 15 2 14 3 10
Georgia 10 1 9 2 6
Hawaii 10 1 9 1 8
Idaho 9 1 8 2 6
Illinois 14 2 12 4 8
Indiana 15 2 13 5 8
Iowa 14 2 12 2 10
Kansas 14 3 11 2 8
Kentucky 15 3 12 5 7
Louisiana 15 2 13 3 11
Maine 17 1 16 2 13
Maryland 12 4 8 2 6
Massachusetts 17 5 12 1 11
Michigan 14 2 11 4 7
Minnesota 14 2 13 5 8
Mississippi 9 1 9 3 6
Missouri 14 3 11 4 7
Montana 12 2 10 2 8
Nebraska 18 2 15 7 9
Nevada 11 2 9 3 6
New Hampshire 16 2 14 1 12
New Jersey 14 2 12 2 10
New Mexico 12 2 10 2 8
New York 15 1 14 1 13
North Carolina 13 2 11 3 9
North Dakota 15 4 11 3 8
Ohio 13 3 10 2 9
Oklahoma 15 4 11 4 7
Oregon 16 2 13 5 9
Pennsylvania 14 2 12 3 9
Rhode Island 16 2 15 3 12
South Carolina 14 2 12 4 8
South Dakota 15 2 13 5 8
Tennessee 13 3 10 3 7
Texas 8 3 5 2 3
Utah 12 2 10 3 7
Vermont 15 2 13 1 11
Virginia 13 2 11 3 8
Washington 12 2 11 3 7
West Virginia 16 2 15 6 9
Wisconsin 15 2 13 2 10
Wyoming 15 1 14 3 11
Other jurisdictions          
    District of Columbia 14 4 10 2 8
    DoDEA1 12 1 10 3 7
# 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.