NAEP -- State Profile: CA

NAEP -- State Profile: CA

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	Contact Information Testing Director: Deborah Sigman NAEP Coordinator: Jessica Valdez CA State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 6,343,471 Percent in Title I schools: 75.3% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 10.7% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: -- Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 51.1% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 29.4%1 Black: 7.7%1 Hispanic: 50.2%1 Asian/Pacific Islander: 11.9% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.8%1	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 1,026* Number of schools: 10,198 Number of charter schools: 701 Per-pupil expenditures: $8,9091 Pupil/teacher ratio: 20.8 Number of FTE teachers: 305,230
'--' : data unavailable
* Local school districts only (type 1, 2)
Source: Common Core of Data, 2007-2008 school year (non-adjudicated) 1 Common Core of Data, 2006-2007 school year

History of NAEP Participation and Performance
			Scale Score			Achievement Level
			State	[Nat.		Percent at or Above
Subject	Grade	Year	Avg.	Avg.]*		Basic	Proficient	Advanced	Graphics
Mathematics (scale: 0-500)	4	1992n	208	[219]	46	12	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996n	209	[222]	46	11	1
		2000	213	[224]	50	13	1
		2003	227	[234]	67	25	3
		2005	230	[237]	71	28	4
		2007	230	[239]	70	30	4
		2009	232	[239]	72	30	5
	8	1990n	256	[262]	45	12	2
		1992n	261	[267]	50	16	2
		1996n	263	[271]	51	17	3
		2000	260	[272]	50	17	2
		2003	267	[276]	56	22	4
		2005	269	[278]	57	22	5
		2007	270	[280]	59	24	5
		2009	270	[282]	59	23	5
Reading (scale: 0-500)	4	1992n	202	[215]	48	19	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1994n	197	[212]	44	18	3
		1998	202	[213]	48	20	4
		2002	206	[217]	50	21	4
		2003	206	[216]	50	21	5
		2005	207	[217]	50	21	5
		2007	209	[220]	53	23	5
	8	1998	252	[261]	63	21	1
		2002	250	[263]	61	20	1
		2003	251	[261]	61	22	2
		2005	250	[260]	60	21	2
		2007	251	[261]	62	21	2
Science (scale: 0-300)	4	2000	129	[145]	45	13	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		2005	137	[149]	50	17	1
	8	1996n	138	[148]	47	20	1
		2000	129	[148]	38	14	1
		2005	136	[147]	44	18	2
Writing (scale: 0-300)	4	2002	146	[153]	80	23	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	8	1998	141	[148]	76	20	1
		2002	144	[152]	78	23	1
		2007	148	[154]	83	25	1

* Includes public schools only

n Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material State Report Cards: Mathematics: Grade 4 (139K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (139K PDF) Reading: Grade 4 (695K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (674K PDF) Science: Grade 4 (219K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (223K PDF) Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (172K PDF) Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports: Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing