NAEP Technical DocumentationSchool Response Rates for the 2012 Long-Term Trend (LTT) Assessment
The following table presents counts of eligible sampled schools and participating schools, as well as weighted school response rates, for the 2012 Long-Term Trend (LTT) math and reading assessments. The weighted school response rates estimate the proportion of the student population that is represented by the participating school sample prior to substitution.
School response counts and rates for public and private schools before substitution, long-term trend reading and mathematics assessments, by school type, geographic region, and age: 2012
Age |
School type and geographic region |
Number of sampled eligible schools |
Number of participating schools |
Weighted school participation rate prior to substitution (percent) |
9 |
National all |
451 |
361 |
86.64 |
National public |
330 |
293 |
89.00 |
Northeast public |
45 |
45 |
100.00 |
Midwest public |
64 |
60 |
92.23 |
South public |
133 |
115 |
86.93 |
West public |
88 |
73 |
82.49 |
National private |
120 |
67 |
61.16 |
Catholic |
30 |
28 |
95.06 |
Non-Catholic private |
90 |
39 |
37.71 |
13 |
National all |
440 |
365 |
87.87 |
National public |
331 |
296 |
89.94 |
Northeast public |
46 |
46 |
100.00 |
Midwest public |
64 |
61 |
92.51 |
South public |
133 |
119 |
89.99 |
West public |
88 |
70 |
81.29 |
National private |
109 |
69 |
68.63 |
Catholic |
34 |
31 |
91.61 |
Non-Catholic private |
75 |
38 |
49.13 |
17 |
National all |
432 |
349 |
83.82 |
National public |
367 |
313 |
85.58 |
Northeast public |
55 |
54 |
97.50 |
Midwest public |
70 |
66 |
92.93 |
South public |
142 |
119 |
83.84 |
West public |
100 |
74 |
72.95 |
National private |
65 |
36 |
62.51 |
Catholic |
15 |
13 |
88.18 |
Non-Catholic private |
50 |
23 |
40.30 |
Last updated 26 February 2016 (GF)
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