Title page
Contents
About This Report 3
Introduction 5
Survey Questionnaires 9
AI/AN Culture and Language 10
Performance Results for the Nation 47
Perspectives Beyond the Average Score 50
State Results 56
References 61
Supplemental Resources 63
Technical Notes 64
Acknowledgments 74
Table 1. Number of participating schools with AI/AN students and number of participating AI/AN students, by grade and type of school: 2019 5
Table 2. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on the extent of their cultural knowledge, by school type/density: 2019 13
Table 3. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on learning about AI/AN history and traditions, by school type/density: 2019 15
Table 4. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on learning about AI/AN arts and crafts or important issues, by school type/density: 2019 16
Table 5. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported how often they have participated in AI/AN activities, by school type/density: 2019 17
Table 6. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, whose teachers reported how often they integrate materials about AI/AN culture or history into their reading/language... 19
Table 7. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, whose teachers reported how often they integrate materials about AI/AN culture or history into their mathematics lessons,... 20
Table 8. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, whose teachers reported how often they have their students read literature with AI/AN themes, by school type/density: 2019 21
Table 9. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, whose school administrators reported whether students in their school receive instruction about AI/AN cultures in various areas,... 23
Table 10. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, whose school administrators reported how many times a member of the AI/AN community visited the school to discuss education... 25
Table 11. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, whose school administrators reported how many times a member of the AI/AN community visited the school to share AI/AN... 25
Table 12. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, by school-identified percentage of AI/AN teachers and staff in their schools and school type/density: 2019 27
Table 13. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on their interest in reading about cultures, by school type/density: 2019 28
Table 14. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on whether they have access to a library, media center, or resource center with books, videos, or other materials... 29
Table 15. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on whether they have used books, videos, or other materials about AI/AN people in school, by school type/density:... 30
Table 16. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on whether they have used books, videos, or other materials about AI/AN people outside of school, by school... 31
Table 17. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, whose teachers reported how many times they have attended professional or community-based development programs aimed 32
Table 18. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on learning about AI/AN language, by school type/density: 2019 33
Table 19. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on AI/AN language usage at home, by school type/density: 2019 34
Table 20. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on AI/AN language usage in school, by school type/density: 2019 35
Table 21. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on attending classes taught in an AI/AN language, by school type/density: 2019 36
Table 22. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on how they rate themselves in speaking an AI/AN language, by school type/density: 2019 37
Table 23. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on how they rate themselves in reading an AI/AN language, by school type/density: 2019 37
Table 24. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, whose teachers reported the extent to which they speak any AI/AN languages, by school type/density: 2019 38
Table 25. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, whose teachers reported the extent to which they use AI/AN languages when teaching core subjects, by school type/density:... 39
Table 26. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, whose teachers reported whether they have received training on teaching students whose first language is not English,... 41
Table 27. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, by school type/density and status as English learners: 2019 43
Table 28. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, by school type/density and school-identified percentage of limited-English proficient students in their schools: 2019 44
Table 29. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, whose school administrators reported whether their school is an AI/AN language immersion school, by school type/density: 2019 45
Table 30. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, whose school administrators reported whether students in school receive instruction about AI/AN cultures in oral language... 46
Table 31. Percentage of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students, by school type/density and student characteristic: 2019 47
Table 32. Percentage of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students in NAEP reading and mathematics, by performance level and selected factors: 2019 51
Table 33. Percentage of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students in NAEP reading and mathematics, by performance level and selected factors: 2019 52
Table 34. Percentage of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students in NAEP reading and mathematics, by performance level and selected factors: 2019 53
Table 35. Percentage distribution of fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on the extent to which survey statements about engagement at school described a person like them, by school... 54
Table 36. Percentage distribution of eighth-grade AI/AN students who reported on the extent to which they agreed with survey statements about effort in school, by school type/density: 2019 55
Table 37. Percentage of fourth-grade AI/AN students in NAEP reading, by selected school and student characteristics and jurisdiction: 2019 56
Table 38. Average scores in NAEP reading for fourth-grade AI/AN students, by jurisdiction: Various years, 2005-19 57
Table 39. Average scores in NAEP reading for eighth-grade AI/AN students, by jurisdiction: Various years, 2005-19 58
Table 40. Average scores in NAEP mathematics for fourth-grade AI/AN students, by jurisdiction: Various years, 2005-19 59
Table 41. Average scores in NAEP mathematics for eighth-grade AI/AN students, by jurisdiction: Various years, 2005-19 60
Figure 1. Trend in fourth-grade NAEP reading average scores for AI/AN students, by school type/density: Various years, 2005-19 48
Figure 2. Trend in eighth-grade NAEP reading average scores for AI/AN students, by school type/density: Various years, 2005-19 48
Figure 3. Trend in fourth-grade NAEP mathematics average scores for AI/AN students, by school type/density: Various years, 2005-19 49
Figure 4. Trend in eighth-grade NAEP mathematics average scores for AI/AN students, by school type/density: Various years, 2005-19 49
Exhibits
Exhibit 1. Map of NIES 2019 states 6
Exhibit 2. Indigenous language-learner continuum 42
Technical Note Tables
Table TN-1. Scores in NAEP reading and mathematics at selected percentiles for fourth- and eighth-grade AI/AN students: 2019 64
Table TN-2. Sum scores for the composite variable Interest in Reading About Cultures, by composite category: 2019 66
Technical Note Figures
Figure TN-1. NIES composite development process 65
Table A-1. Total enrollment, AI/AN enrollment, and AI/AN students as a percentage of total enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools, and number of AI/AN students assessed at grades... 69
Table A-2. Percentage of fourth-grade AI/AN students in NAEP reading, by selected school and student characteristics and jurisdiction: 2019 70
Table A-3. Percentage of eighth-grade AI/AN students in NAEP reading, by selected school and student characteristics and jurisdiction: 2019 71
Table A-4. Percentage of fourth-grade AI/AN students in NAEP mathematics, by selected school and student characteristics and jurisdiction: 2019 72
Table A-5. Percentage of eighth-grade AI/AN students in NAEP mathematics, by selected school and student characteristics and jurisdiction: 2019 73