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NAEP -- State Profile: CA

NAEP -- State Profile: CA


California

California
 
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
SubjectGrade Year Avg.Avg.]* Basic ProficientAdvancedGraphics

Mathematics
(scale: 0-500)
41992n208[219]46121
1996n209[222]46111
2000213[224]50131
2003227[234]67253
2005230[237]71284
2007230[239]70304
2009232[239]72305
81990n256[262]45122
1992n261[267]50162
1996n263[271]51173
2000260[272]50172
2003267[276]56224
2005269[278]57225
2007270[280]59245
2009270[282]59235

Reading
(scale: 0-500)
41992n202[215]48194
1994n197[212]44183
1998202[213]48204
2002206[217]50214
2003206[216]50215
2005207[217]50215
2007209[220]53235
81998252[261]63211
2002250[263]61201
2003251[261]61222
2005250[260]60212
2007251[261]62212

Science
(scale: 0-300)
42000129[145]45131
2005137[149]50171
81996n138[148]47201
2000129[148]38141
2005136[147]44182

Writing
(scale: 0-300)
42002146[153]80232
81998141[148]76201
2002144[152]78231
2007148[154]83251
* Includes public schools only
n Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

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