Detailed absenteeism rates by group: Shares of eighth-graders in each group who missed school no days, 1–2 days, 3–4 days, 5–10 days, and more than 10 days in the month before the NAEP mathematics assessment, 2015
| Not absent | 1–2 days | 3–4 days | 5–10 days | More than 10 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All students | 44.4% | 36.4% | 12.7% | 4.8% | 1.7% |
| Boy | 46.6% | 35.2% | 12.0% | 4.5% | 1.7% |
| Girl | 42.1% | 37.7% | 13.5% | 5.1% | 1.6% |
| White | 43.2% | 38.5% | 12.4% | 4.5% | 1.4% |
| Black | 43.5% | 33.5% | 15.1% | 5.9% | 2.0% |
| Hispanic ELL | 41.2% | 34.6% | 14.5% | 5.8% | 3.9% |
| Hispanic non-ELL | 44.1% | 36.8% | 12.6% | 4.9% | 1.6% |
| Asian ELL | 61.6% | 25.1% | 7.3% | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| Asian non-ELL | 65.9% | 25.4% | 6.1% | 2.1% | 0.6% |
| Native American and other | 39.6% | 36.4% | 15.3% | 6.5% | 2.2% |
| Not eligible for FRPL | 47.4% | 37.2% | 10.7% | 3.6% | 1.1% |
| Reduced-price-lunch-eligible | 46.9% | 35.2% | 12.0% | 4.7% | 1.3% |
| Free-lunch-eligible | 41.0% | 35.8% | 14.8% | 6.0% | 2.3% |
| Not IEP-eligible | 45.2% | 36.4% | 12.4% | 4.5% | 1.5% |
| Has an IEP | 37.4% | 36.5% | 15.5% | 7.3% | 3.2% |
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