Table 1. Types and grade levels of schools attended by students with mental retardation, overall and by parent-reported levels of cognitive functioning
Overall | High | Moderate | Low | |
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Percentage who attended a: | ||||
Regular school serving general population | 94 | 96 | 96 | 84 |
Special School serving only students with disabilities | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
Charter, magnet, alternative hospital, or homeschooling | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Percentage who attended school with grade level: | ||||
Ungraded | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Middle or junior high school | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 |
High school | 76 | 81 | 79 | 68 |
NOTE: Percentages are population estimates based on weighted samples that range from approximately 90 to 550 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. |