; (B) nearly half of young adults with learning disabilities have been involved in the justice system; and (C) students with disabilities have a graduation rate nearly 20 percentage points lower than the graduation rate for general education students. (13) Local educational agencies and State educational agencies often do not have the capacity to provide support for school improvement strategies. Successful models do exist for turning around low-performing middle grades, and Federal support should be provided to increase the capacity to apply promising practices based on evidence from successful schools. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) ESEA definitions The terms educational service agency , elementary school , English learner , evidence-based , local educational agency , outlying area , high school , secondary school , and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (2) Chronic absenteeism The term chronic absenteeism means the percentage of individual students missing 10 percent, or more, of the days of school in a school year. (3) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means a partnership that includes— (A) not less than 1 eligible local educational agency; and (B) One of the following: (i) An institution of higher education. (ii) An educational service agency. (iii) A nonprofit organization with demonstrated expertise in high-quality middle grades intervention. (4) Eligible local educational agency The term eligible local educational agency means a local educational agency that serves not less than 1 eligible school. (5) Eligible school The term eligible school means an elementary school or secondary school that contains not less than 2 successive grades of grades 5 through 8 and for which— (A) a high proportion of the middle grades students attending such school will attend a secondary school with a graduation rate of 67 percent or less