Figure B1
Which groups of students had the highest shares missing no school?: Share of eighth-graders with perfect attendance in the month prior to the 2015 NAEP mathematics assessment, by group
| Full attendance | |
|---|---|
| Asian non-ELL | 65.9% |
| Asian ELL | 61.6% |
| Not eligible for FRPL | 47.4% |
| Reduced-price-lunch-eligible | 46.9% |
| Boy | 46.6% |
| Not IEP-eligible | 45.2% |
| All students | 44.4% |
| Hispanic non-ELL | 44.1% |
| Black | 43.5% |
| White | 43.2% |
| Girl | 42.1% |
| Hispanic ELL | 41.2% |
| Free-lunch-eligible | 41.0% |
| Native American or other | 39.6% |
| Has an IEP | 37.4% |
Notes: Students are grouped by gender, race/ethnicity and ELL status, FRPL eligibility, and IEP status. ELL stands for English language learner; IEP stands for individualized education program (learning plan designed for each student who is identified as having a disability); and FRPL stands for free or reduced-price lunch (federally funded meal programs for students of families meeting certain income guidelines).
Source: EPI analysis of National Assessment of Educational Progress microdata, 2015
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