In Washington state, that number is just 55.2 percent.
For students in Washington with an intellectual disability, it is just 6.3 percent.
Washington continues segregate out students with disabilities at much higher rates than the national average.
The top 10 for least restricted environment*
- Alabama - 83.5 percent
- Vermont - 76.8 percent
- Nebraska - 76.7 percent
- Puerto Rico - 76.3 percent
- BIE schools - 74.3
- Kentucky 73.8 percent
- Colorado - 73.6
- Oregon - 73.5
- North Dakota -73.2
- Florida & Indiana - 72.6
LRE defined as students with disabilities spending at least 80 percent of their time in a regular class
Lowest rates of least restricted environment, by category:
Limited English proficient- Hawaii - 22.8 percent
- New Mexico - 42.5 percent
- New Jersey 44.7
- The average was 59.1 percent; Washington was 52.3 percent
- Most inclusive: Nebraska, at 86.1 percent
Emotional disturbance
- California - 30.9 percent
- Arkansas - 32.2 percent
- New York - 32.2 percent
- The average was 47.2 percent; Washington was 43 percent
- Most inclusive: Puerto Rico, at 71 percent
Intellectual disability
- Illinois 4.2 percent
- Nevada 5 percent
- California & Washington - 6.3 percent
- The average was 17 percent; Washington was 6.3 percent
- Most inclusive: Iowa, at 66.1 percent
SOURCE: 40th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2018 Data is from the 2015-16 school year.
