Table 22. General education academic course grades of students with mental retardation, overall and by parent-reported levels of cognitive functioning
Overall | High | Moderate | Low | ||
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Percentage whose grades were mostly: | |||||
As and Bs | 12 | 7 | 20 | ‡ | |
Bs and Cs | 18 | 20 | 17 | ‡ | |
Cs and Ds | 45 | 44 | 44 | ‡ | |
Ds and Fs | 25 | 30 | 19 | ‡ | |
‡ Responses for items with fewer than 30 respondents are not reported. NOTE: Percentages are population estimates based on weighted samples that range from approximately 40 to 120 across variables. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), Wave 1 student's school program survey, 2002. |