NAEP -- State Profile: AK

Alaska
	Contact Information Testing Director: Erik McCormick NAEP Coordinator: Jeanne Foy Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, Assessment and Accountability
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 132,608 Percent in Title I schools: 32.8% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 13.4% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 15.7% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 34.0% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 57.4% Black: 4.6% Hispanic: 4.4% Asian/Pacific Islander: 7.0% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 26.6%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 53^* Number of schools: 509 Number of charter schools: 23 Per-pupil expenditures: $12,261 Pupil/teacher ratio: 16.8 Number of FTE teachers: 7,903
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^* Local school districts only (type 1, 2)
Source: Common Core of Data, 2006-2007 school year (non-adjudicated)

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	1996ⁿ	224	[222]	65	21	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		2003	233	[234]	75	30	4
		2005	236	[237]	77	34	5
		2007	237	[239]	79	38	6
		2009	237	[239]	78	38	6

	8	1996ⁿ	278	[271]	68	30	7
		2003	279	[276]	70	30	6
		2005	279	[278]	69	29	6
		2007	283	[280]	73	32	7
		2009	283	[282]	75	33	6

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	2003	212	[216]	58	28	6	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		211	[217]	58	27	5
	2007		214	[220]	62	29	6

	8		2003	256	[261]	67	27	3
		2005	259	[260]	70	26	2
		2007	259	[261]	71	27	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		8	1996ⁿ	153	[148]	65	31	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

* 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 (137K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (627K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (630K PDF)
Science (1232K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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