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| Table 225.75. | Percentage of 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-graders whose school reported offering selected classes and percentage of 8th-graders whose schools reported having students who take high school math classes, by selected student and school characteristics: 2015, 2017, and 2019 |
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| Selected student or school characteristic | 2019 | 2017 | 20151 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Percent of 4th-graders whose school offers programming classes |
Percent of 8th-graders whose school | Percent of 4th-graders whose school offers programming classes | Percent of 8th-graders whose school | Percent of 12th-graders whose school offers courses in computer science at least 1 semester long |
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| Offers selected classes | Has students who take high school math classes2 | Offers selected classes | Has students who take high school math classes |
Total, any courses at least 1 semester long3 |
Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science A4 |
Courses in computer science other than AP4 |
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| Programming classes |
Algebra classes equivalent to high school algebra classes2 |
Programming classes |
Algebra classes equivalent to high school algebra classes |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Total | 35.9 | (0.85) | 58.9 | (0.78) | 85.0 | (1.60) | 88.0 | (1.24) | 34.5 | (0.98) | 48.3 | (0.94) | 83.4 | (0.68) | 74.4 | (0.75) | 43.8 | (2.29) | 23.2 | (1.92) | 37.3 | (2.25) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 36.3 | (0.88) | 59.2 | (0.78) | 85.0 | (1.66) | 88.0 | (1.21) | 34.2 | (0.99) | 48.0 | (0.96) | 83.1 | (0.73) | 74.3 | (0.74) | 43.8 | (2.34) | 23.8 | (1.99) | 37.6 | (2.23) |
| Female | 35.5 | (0.85) | 58.6 | (0.85) | 84.0 | (1.60) | 88.0 | (1.33) | 34.8 | (1.01) | 48.6 | (0.97) | 83.7 | (0.69) | 74.5 | (0.80) | 43.7 | (2.40) | 22.5 | (1.94) | 37.0 | (2.43) |
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 38.0 | (0.90) | 60.0 | (0.83) | 86.0 | (1.39) | 93.0 | (0.84) | 36.3 | (1.02) | 47.8 | (0.90) | 86.2 | (0.63) | 78.0 | (0.79) | 44.7 | (2.75) | 23.1 | (2.28) | 38.5 | (2.71) |
| Black | 30.3 | (1.25) | 51.5 | (1.15) | 84.0 | (2.02) | 80.0 | (3.44) | 25.8 | (1.09) | 40.7 | (1.58) | 79.5 | (1.11) | 70.7 | (1.25) | 35.0 | (2.79) | 18.8 | (2.60) | 28.3 | (2.53) |
| Hispanic | 33.1 | (1.73) | 59.3 | (1.58) | 82.0 | (3.22) | 83.0 | (2.79) | 34.5 | (1.90) | 50.5 | (2.11) | 78.2 | (1.53) | 67.3 | (1.42) | 43.2 | (2.88) | 23.7 | (1.98) | 35.9 | (2.79) |
| Asian | 49.1 | (2.31) | 65.4 | (2.67) | 83.0 | (5.56) | 84.0 | (7.15) | 43.8 | (2.84) | 62.5 | (2.56) | 87.5 | (1.76) | 78.7 | (1.97) | 57.7 | (4.24) | 31.5 | (4.25) | 51.4 | (4.46) |
| Pacific Islander | 35.7 | (5.48) | 66.2 | (4.52) | 67.0 | (15.84) | 63.0 | (14.57) | 39.4 | (4.05) | 62.9 | (3.37) | 79.6 | (3.95) | 70.1 | (3.67) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 24.3 | (2.35) | 49.6 | (3.14) | 82.0 | (3.37) | 85.0 | (3.27) | 26.2 | (2.19) | 35.6 | (2.54) | 78.3 | (2.59) | 70.0 | (2.70) | 30.2 | (10.57) | 14.7 | (6.30) | 23.3 | (8.29) |
| Two or more races | 36.3 | (1.30) | 62.6 | (1.49) | 86.0 | (2.95) | 92.0 | (1.67) | 33.1 | (1.34) | 50.6 | (1.70) | 88.6 | (1.16) | 80.9 | (1.28) | 53.1 | (3.95) | 29.0 | (3.83) | 47.2 | (4.04) |
English language learner (ELL) status |
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| ELL | 32.3 | (2.23) | 60.5 | (1.83) | 78.0 | (3.93) | 80.0 | (3.14) | 32.9 | (2.06) | 49.8 | (2.25) | 77.0 | (1.97) | 67.1 | (1.85) | 40.2 | (4.10) | 25.4 | (3.45) | 32.2 | (4.05) |
| Non-ELL | 36.4 | (0.78) | 58.8 | (0.77) | 85.0 | (1.51) | 88.0 | (1.21) | 34.7 | (0.97) | 48.2 | (0.92) | 83.8 | (0.65) | 74.9 | (0.74) | 43.7 | (2.30) | 22.9 | (1.90) | 37.3 | (2.27) |
Disability status5 |
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| Identified as student with disability (SD) | 34.9 | (1.08) | 58.1 | (1.07) | 84.0 | (2.42) | 88.0 | (1.24) | 33.1 | (1.18) | 46.4 | (1.20) | 82.8 | (0.85) | 74.2 | (0.90) | 40.1 | (3.18) | 18.9 | (2.33) | 35.2 | (3.08) |
| Not identified as SD | 36.0 | (0.84) | 59.1 | (0.79) | 85.0 | (1.55) | 88.0 | (1.29) | 34.7 | (0.98) | 48.6 | (0.95) | 83.5 | (0.70) | 74.4 | (0.77) | 43.8 | (2.29) | 23.2 | (1.91) | 37.1 | (2.26) |
Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| Eligible | 30.1 | (1.06) | 56.1 | (1.16) | 82.0 | (2.15) | 83.0 | (2.19) | 29.7 | (1.10) | 44.3 | (1.28) | 79.0 | (1.00) | 70.0 | (0.94) | 35.1 | (2.35) | 18.0 | (1.80) | 29.2 | (2.26) |
| Not eligible | 39.9 | (1.08) | 62.8 | (0.96) | 88.0 | (1.59) | 92.0 | (1.11) | 39.7 | (1.17) | 51.2 | (1.02) | 86.8 | (0.67) | 79.6 | (0.88) | 48.2 | (2.93) | 25.5 | (2.47) | 40.6 | (2.91) |
| Unknown | 55.6 | (3.39) | 51.0 | (3.81) | 78.0 | (7.40) | 89.0 | (5.17) | 37.4 | (3.35) | 55.2 | (3.74) | 89.6 | (1.84) | 68.0 | (3.07) | 60.5 | (6.41) | 35.8 | (7.03) | 58.2 | (6.00) |
Percent of students in school eligible for free or reduced-price lunch6 |
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| 0 to 25 percent | 48.0 | (2.38) | 70.0 | (1.75) | 88.0 | (2.22) | 95.0 | (1.31) | 46.0 | (2.14) | 59.0 | (1.99) | 89.0 | (1.61) | 84.0 | (1.45) | 60.7 | (6.28) | 36.6 | (5.29) | 52.4 | (6.17) |
| 26 to 50 percent | 35.0 | (1.75) | 60.0 | (1.81) | 83.0 | (4.21) | 94.0 | (1.18) | 36.0 | (1.92) | 47.0 | (1.63) | 87.0 | (1.09) | 79.0 | (1.55) | 41.4 | (3.55) | 21.8 | (2.83) | 33.1 | (3.83) |
| 51 to 75 percent | 34.0 | (2.30) | 55.0 | (2.48) | 87.0 | (3.02) | 86.0 | (4.69) | 30.0 | (2.12) | 44.0 | (2.29) | 86.0 | (1.43) | 78.0 | (1.81) | 37.3 | (4.18) | 19.3 | (3.52) | 29.9 | (4.10) |
| 76 to 100 percent | 26.0 | (2.54) | 59.0 | (3.71) | 61.0 | (10.33) | 80.0 | (8.18) | 27.0 | (1.69) | 40.0 | (2.31) | 68.0 | (1.89) | 58.0 | (1.62) | 25.0 | (4.29) | 7.9 | (2.42) | 22.9 | (4.31) |
School control7 |
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| Public | 34.5 | (0.93) | 59.7 | (0.90) | 85.0 | (1.62) | 88.0 | (1.27) | 34.3 | (1.01) | 48.3 | (0.98) | 83.4 | (0.75) | 75.6 | (0.79) | 43.3 | (2.51) | 22.6 | (1.99) | 36.3 | (2.47) |
| Private | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
School locale |
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| City | 38.5 | (1.47) | 56.9 | (1.49) | 87.0 | (2.69) | 88.0 | (2.13) | 34.5 | (1.52) | 51.5 | (1.83) | 82.4 | (1.42) | 71.2 | (1.25) | 43.7 | (3.24) | 27.6 | (3.16) | 35.9 | (3.70) |
| Large | 40.4 | (2.21) | 53.8 | (2.02) | 81.0 | (4.79) | 85.0 | (2.36) | 35.4 | (2.16) | 51.5 | (2.43) | 78.3 | (1.90) | 67.6 | (1.53) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| Midsize | 33.8 | (3.01) | 57.1 | (3.13) | 96.0 | (2.74) | 98.0 | (0.95) | 29.8 | (3.18) | 55.3 | (4.05) | 79.2 | (4.03) | 68.4 | (4.53) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| Small | 38.7 | (3.33) | 63.9 | (2.92) | 92.0 | (2.59) | 85.0 | (4.40) | 37.2 | (3.10) | 48.2 | (2.58) | 93.3 | (0.98) | 80.9 | (2.86) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
Suburban |
38.5 | (1.45) | 66.4 | (1.25) | 88.0 | (2.14) | 90.0 | (2.00) | 40.5 | (1.40) | 55.2 | (1.55) | 87.0 | (0.87) | 77.6 | (1.30) | 53.4 | (4.11) | 28.6 | (3.40) | 45.4 | (3.93) |
| Large | 39.0 | (1.59) | 67.7 | (1.41) | 87.0 | (2.39) | 88.0 | (2.33) | 41.1 | (1.48) | 56.7 | (1.63) | 87.2 | (0.91) | 77.8 | (1.30) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| Midsize | 35.3 | (4.83) | 58.0 | (3.91) | 93.0 | (2.50) | 95.0 | (2.30) | 43.2 | (4.43) | 47.0 | (6.18) | 86.8 | (2.94) | 76.8 | (4.85) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| Small | 37.2 | (5.57) | 63.1 | (6.98) | 88.0 | (5.34) | 99.0 | (†) | 27.2 | (5.20) | 46.0 | (6.50) | 84.1 | (5.34) | 76.1 | (5.39) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
Town |
28.7 | (2.14) | 53.4 | (2.75) | 71.0 | (4.84) | 84.0 | (4.69) | 26.3 | (2.51) | 36.9 | (1.86) | 77.7 | (2.56) | 69.4 | (2.49) | 34.9 | (6.90) | 9.0 | (3.94) | 32.3 | (6.63) |
| Fringe | 32.2 | (5.28) | 55.7 | (5.30) | 78.0 | (10.41) | 95.0 | (2.72) | 34.9 | (6.19) | 47.8 | (4.48) | 85.2 | (2.95) | 78.4 | (5.65) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| Distant | 26.6 | (3.38) | 51.7 | (4.05) | 73.0 | (6.42) | 81.0 | (6.78) | 20.9 | (2.24) | 30.2 | (2.64) | 78.1 | (3.19) | 69.2 | (3.18) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| Remote | 29.2 | (3.31) | 54.0 | (3.98) | 60.0 | (11.30) | 76.0 | (13.20) | 27.2 | (4.13) | 40.0 | (4.32) | 71.7 | (5.40) | 63.1 | (5.21) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
Rural |
30.0 | (1.87) | 49.4 | (1.68) | 80.0 | (3.24) | 87.0 | (2.69) | 26.4 | (1.48) | 35.4 | (1.94) | 80.4 | (1.41) | 75.1 | (1.47) | 28.9 | (4.37) | 14.1 | (3.26) | 24.9 | (4.23) |
| Fringe | 37.0 | (2.80) | 56.4 | (2.40) | 82.0 | (2.97) | 87.0 | (3.62) | 30.1 | (2.38) | 41.1 | (2.87) | 86.2 | (1.29) | 79.1 | (2.00) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| Distant | 18.6 | (2.00) | 39.4 | (3.56) | 75.0 | (9.96) | 86.0 | (3.78) | 23.9 | (2.75) | 27.2 | (1.91) | 73.9 | (2.96) | 70.7 | (3.10) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| Remote | 23.1 | (2.96) | 35.0 | (3.14) | 84.0 | (4.02) | 87.0 | (4.24) | 13.8 | (2.15) | 27.1 | (5.06) | 64.8 | (4.27) | 64.3 | (4.15) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) |
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data for 2015 are shown because 12th-graders were not assessed in 2017 or 2019. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 For the items on offering algebra classes equivalent to high school algebra classes and having students who take high school math classes, the nonresponse rate was greater than 15 percent but not greater than 50 percent in 2019. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Total includes students whose schools offered AP Computer Science A courses, courses in computer science other than AP, or both types of courses. In the total, students whose schools offered semester-long courses in both AP Computer Science A and non-AP computer science are counted only once. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes only courses at least 1 semester long. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 In addition to students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP), also includes students with a 504 plan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 In 2017 and 2019, the nonresponse rate for the percentage of students in the school who were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch was greater than 15 percent but not greater than 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Bureau of Indian Education and Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools are excluded from the Public category but included elsewhere in this table. The Private category was created by combining two school types: Catholic and Other private. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Includes public, private, Bureau of Indian Education, and DoDEA schools. Includes students tested with accommodations (9 to 14 percent of all students, depending on grade and year); excludes only those students with disabilities and English language learners who were unable to be tested even with accommodations (1 to 2 percent of all students). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015, 2017, and 2019 Mathematics Assessment, retrieved December 16, 2019, from the Main NAEP Data Explorer (https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/xplore/NDE). (This table was prepared December 2019.) |
