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Secondary School Experiences and Academic Performance of Students With Mental Retardation
NCSER 2009-3020
July 2009

Table 23.  Performance of youth with mental retardation compared with performance of youth in the general population based on standard scores from the Woodcock-Johnson III research version direct assessment subtests


  <70 70–84.9 85–100 >100
  Percentage with standard score
Youth in general population1    
All subtests2143450
Youth with mental retardation    
Passage comprehension732431
Synonyms/antonyms5930110.3
Mathematical calculation652671
Applied problems5730131
Social Studies563950.3
Science4838141
1 Youth in the general population refers to the Woodcock-Johnson norming sample.
NOTE: Percentages are population estimates based on weighted samples that range from approximately 460 to 480 youth across variables.
SOURCE: Woodock-Johnson, Test of Cognitive Ability: Standard and Supplemental Batteries. Norm Tables, 1989; 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.