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 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).

SD/ELL

ELL

Percentage of all students

Percentage of identified students

Percentage of students identified as students with disabilities (SD) excluded and assessed in NAEP U.S. history, as a percentage of identified SD students, by grade: 2010

Grade	Excluded	Total assessed with and without accom- modations	Assessed without accom- modations	Assessed with accom- modations
	Percentage of identified SD students
4	11	89	16	72
8	10	90	13	77
12	19	81	11	70
NOTE: 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), 2010 U.S. History Assessment.

Percentage of students identified as having an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) excluded and assessed in NAEP U.S. history, as a percentage of identified IEP students, by grade: 2010

Grade	Excluded	Total assessed with and without accom- modations	Assessed without accom- modations	Assessed with accom- modations
	Percentage of identified IEP students
4	12	88	16	72
8	11	89	11	78
12	20	80	9	70
NOTE: In NAEP, students who have an IEP are classified as students with disabilities. 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), 2010 U.S. History Assessment.