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NAEP Technical DocumentationIneligible Schools by School Type

The following table presents a breakdown by private school type of ineligible and eligible schools in the
fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-grade private school samples. There are considerable differences across private school types. The unweighted counts and percents show only schools assigned operational sessions. Schools with unknown affiliation have been reassigned.

NAEP private school sample ineligible sampled schools for schools with operational session, by private school type: 2005

Private school type	Eligibility status	Fourth grade		Eighth grade		Twelfth grade
		Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage	Count	Percentage
All private	Total	1,040	100.00	1,040	100.00	500	100.00
	Ineligible	140	13.53	150	14.44	100	20.00
	Eligible	900	86.47	900	85.56	400	80.00
Roman Catholic	Total	310	100.00	320	100.00	80	100.00
	Ineligible	20	5.81	10	3.74	#	3.75
	Eligible	290	94.19	310	96.26	80	96.25
Conservative Christian	Total	170	100.00	160	100.00	140	100.00
	Ineligible	30	15.48	30	15.53	30	18.84
	Eligible	140	84.52	140	84.47	110	81.16
Lutheran	Total	120	100.00	110	100.00	10	100.00
	Ineligible	#	3.42	10	7.14	0	0.00
	Eligible	110	96.58	100	92.86	10	100.00
Other private	Total	450	100.00	450	100.00	260	100.00
	Ineligible	90	20.81	110	23.60	70	26.62
	Eligible	350	79.19	340	76.40	190	73.38
# Rounds to zero. NOTE: Numbers in table have been rounded. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005.

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