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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 identified SD students, by state/jurisdiction: 2009
  Percentage of identified SD students
State/jurisdiction Excluded Assessed Assessed
without
accommodations
Assessed
with
accommodations
    Nation 15 85 23 62
      Nation (public) 16 84 22 62
Alabama 9 91 56 35
Alaska 7 93 23 70
Arizona 10 90 33 57
Arkansas 11 89 20 69
California 21 79 28 51
Colorado 13 87 11 76
Connecticut 14 86 11 75
Delaware 20 80 10 70
Florida 10 90 21 69
Georgia 11 89 25 64
Hawaii 11 89 14 75
Idaho 10 90 27 63
Illinois 12 88 28 60
Indiana 15 85 32 53
Iowa 12 88 15 73
Kansas 20 80 18 62
Kentucky 19 81 31 49
Louisiana 9 91 16 75
Maine 8 92 15 77
Maryland 32 68 15 53
Massachusetts 25 75 11 64
Michigan 18 82 27 55
Minnesota 11 89 34 55
Mississippi 8 92 31 61
Missouri 18 82 28 54
Montana 14 86 21 65
Nebraska 13 87 37 49
Nevada 19 81 29 52
New Hampshire 11 89 14 74
New Jersey 15 85 11 75
New Mexico 15 85 18 66
New York 6 94 5 88
North Carolina 13 87 20 67
North Dakota 23 77 25 52
Ohio 20 80 11 69
Oklahoma 26 74 28 47
Oregon 14 86 30 56
Pennsylvania 16 84 22 63
Rhode Island 9 91 17 74
South Carolina 12 88 34 54
South Dakota 13 87 36 51
Tennessee 24 76 22 54
Texas 28 72 21 51
Utah 16 84 28 56
Vermont 11 89 17 72
Virginia 14 86 24 62
Washington 13 87 28 59
West Virginia 9 91 38 53
Wisconsin 14 86 15 71
Wyoming 7 93 23 70
Other jurisdictions        
    District of Columbia 27 73 11 61
    DoDEA1 12 88 26 62
# 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 identified SD students, by state/jurisdiction: 2009
  Percentage of identified IEP students
State/jurisdiction Excluded Assessed Assessed
without
accommodations
Assessed
with
accommodations
    Nation 16 84 22 62
      Nation (public) 17 83 22 62
Alabama 9 91 56 35
Alaska 7 93 23 70
Arizona 11 89 24 65
Arkansas 12 88 18 70
California 22 78 27 51
Colorado 14 86 10 76
Connecticut 15 85 10 74
Delaware 22 78 9 69
Florida 11 89 22 67
Georgia 12 88 26 62
Hawaii 11 89 11 77
Idaho 11 89 23 66
Illinois 13 87 26 61
Indiana 15 85 32 53
Iowa 13 87 14 73
Kansas 20 80 18 62
Kentucky 19 81 31 50
Louisiana 11 89 18 71
Maine 9 91 13 79
Maryland 35 65 15 50
Massachusetts 27 73 7 66
Michigan 18 82 27 55
Minnesota 11 89 34 55
Mississippi 8 92 31 61
Missouri 18 82 29 53
Montana 14 86 20 66
Nebraska 13 87 37 50
Nevada 20 80 26 53
New Hampshire 13 87 8 79
New Jersey 16 84 11 73
New Mexico 15 85 18 67
New York 7 93 5 89
North Carolina 15 85 20 65
North Dakota 24 76 22 54
Ohio 20 80 12 68
Oklahoma 26 74 27 47
Oregon 14 86 30 56
Pennsylvania 16 84 19 64
Rhode Island 9 91 16 75
South Carolina 13 87 32 55
South Dakota 13 87 36 51
Tennessee 25 75 20 56
Texas 35 65 21 44
Utah 17 83 28 56
Vermont 13 87 9 77
Virginia 15 85 24 60
Washington 13 87 27 60
West Virginia 9 91 38 53
Wisconsin 14 86 15 71
Wyoming 7 93 22 71
Other jurisdictions        
    District of Columbia 28 72 11 61
    DoDEA1 12 88 27 61
# 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.