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Urban District Participation Rates in Science

The table below shows the student sample and participation information in the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) in 2005 for each district. In 2005, approximately 99 to 100 percent of sampled schools participated in each district. Approximately 50 to100 schools participated in each district. For more information, see About Urban Districts.

Student sample size and participation rates in science for grade 8 public schools, by jurisdiction: 2005
  Student sample Student participation
District Sample size Target population Weighted percent
of sampled
students who
participated
Number of students assessed
Atlanta 1,100 4,000 89 1,000
Austin 1,400 6,000 91 1,200
Boston 1,200 5,000 90 1,100
Charlotte 1,500 8,000 89 1,400
Chicago 2,000 35,000 92 2,000
Cleveland 1,000 5,000 76 900
Houston 1,900 14,000 88 1,800
Los Angeles 1,900 50,000 89 1,900
New York City 1,900 70,000 83 1,800
San Diego 1,400 10,000 90 1,400
NOTE: The sample size and numbers of students assessed are rounded to the nearest hundred. The target population is rounded to the nearest thousand.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Trial Urban District Science Assessment.

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