NAEP -- State Profile: CO

Colorado
	Contact Information Testing Director: Jim McIntosh NAEP Coordinator: Pam Sandoval CO State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 794,026 Percent in Title I schools: 26.2% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): -- Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: -- Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 34.0% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 61.9% Black: 6.0% Hispanic: 27.6% Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.3% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 1.2%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 179^* Number of schools: 1,736 Number of charter schools: 135 Per-pupil expenditures: $8,436 Pupil/teacher ratio: 16.9 Number of FTE teachers: 46,973
'--' : 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	221	[219]	61	17	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	226	[222]	67	22	2
		2003	235	[234]	77	34	4
		2005	239	[237]	81	39	6
		2007	240	[239]	82	41	6
		2009	243	[239]	84	45	8

	8	1990ⁿ	267	[262]	57	17	2
		1992ⁿ	272	[267]	64	22	2
		1996ⁿ	276	[271]	67	25	3
		2003	283	[276]	74	34	8
		2005	281	[278]	70	32	6
		2007	286	[280]	75	37	10
		2009	287	[282]	76	40	10

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	217	[215]	64	25	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		213	[212]	59	28	6
	1998		220	[213]	67	33	6
	2003		224	[216]	69	37	9
	2005		224	[217]	69	37	8
	2007		224	[220]	70	36	9

	8		1998	264	[261]	77	30	2
		2003	268	[261]	78	36	4
		2005	265	[260]	75	32	3
		2007	266	[261]	79	35	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2005	155	[149]	74	32	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1996ⁿ	155	[148]	68	32	2
		2005	155	[147]	66	35	4

Writing (scale: 0-300)		8	1998	151	[148]	86	27	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
Writing (scale: 0-300)	2007		161	[154]	91	38	2

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (138K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (139K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (683K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (670K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (205K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (216K PDF)
Writing: Grade 8 (170K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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