NAEP -- State Profile: AZ

Arizona
	Contact Information Testing Director: Roberta Alley NAEP Coordinator: Carrie L. Giovannone AZ State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 1,065,082 Percent in Title I schools: 58.9% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 11.6% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 12.1% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 40.8% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 45.4% Black: 5.4% Hispanic: 41.0% Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.6% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 5.6%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 239^* Number of schools: 2,076 Number of charter schools: 472 Per-pupil expenditures: $7,141 Pupil/teacher ratio: 20.2 Number of FTE teachers: 52,625
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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	1992ⁿ	215	[219]	53	13	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	218	[222]	57	15	1
		2000	219	[224]	57	16	1
		2003	229	[234]	70	25	2
		2005	230	[237]	70	28	3
		2007	232	[239]	74	31	4
		2009	230	[239]	71	28	4

	8	1990ⁿ	260	[262]	48	13	1
		1992ⁿ	265	[267]	55	15	1
		1996ⁿ	268	[271]	57	18	2
		2000	269	[272]	60	20	3
		2003	271	[276]	61	21	3
		2005	274	[278]	64	26	5
		2007	276	[280]	66	26	5
		2009	277	[282]	67	29	6

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	209	[215]	54	21	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		206	[212]	52	24	6
	1998		206	[213]	51	22	4
	2002		205	[217]	51	22	4
	2003		209	[216]	54	23	4
	2005		207	[217]	52	24	6
	2007		210	[220]	56	24	5

	8		1998	260	[261]	72	27	1
		2002	257	[263]	68	23	1
		2003	255	[261]	66	25	2
		2005	255	[260]	65	23	2
		2007	255	[261]	65	24	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	140	[145]	55	22	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		139	[149]	53	18	1

	8		1996ⁿ	145	[148]	55	23	2
		2000	145	[148]	55	23	2
		2005	140	[147]	49	20	2

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	140	[153]	76	15	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	143	[148]	80	21	1
		2002	141	[152]	77	20	1
		2007	148	[154]	85	23	1

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (140K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (141K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (689K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (675K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (217K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (222K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (172K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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