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

Percentage of all students

Percentage of identified students

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
State/jurisdiction	Excluded	Assessed	Assessed without accommodations	Assessed with accommodations
	Percentage of identified SD students
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
State/jurisdiction	Excluded	Assessed	Assessed without accommodations	Assessed with accommodations
	Percentage of identified IEP students
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.