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American Samoa

American Samoa
 
Contact Information
Testing Director: Lui Tuitele
AS Department of Education

Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
 
Student Characteristics
Number enrolled: 16,427
Percent in Title I schools: --
With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 7.5%
Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 81.2%
Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 96.9%
 
Racial/Ethnic Background
White: --
Black: --
Hispanic: --
Asian/Pacific Islander: 100.0%
American Indian/Alaskan Native: --
School/District Characteristics
Number of school districts: 1*
Number of schools: 31
Number of charter schools: N/A
Per-pupil expenditures: $3,473
Pupil/teacher ratio: 16.9
Number of FTE teachers: 971
 
'--' : data unavailable
* 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 2000n 157 [226] 5 0 0
8 2000n 195 [274] 7 1 0

Reading
(scale: 0-500)
8 2002 198 [263] 13 1 0

Science
(scale: 0-300)
4 2000 54 [145] 2 0 0
8 2000n 72 [149] 5 2 0

Writing
(scale: 0-300)
8 2002 95 [152] 32 3 0
* Includes public schools only
n Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

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