NAEP -- State Profile: CA

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: 6,406,821 Percent in Title I schools: 74.7% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 10.7% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: -- Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 49.7% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 30.2% Black: 7.8% Hispanic: 49.5% Asian/Pacific Islander: 11.7% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.8%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 989^* Number of schools: 10,063 Number of charter schools: 713 Per-pupil expenditures: $8,909 Pupil/teacher ratio: 20.9 Number of FTE teachers: 307,110
'--' : 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	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	4	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

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