NAEP -- State Profile: DE

Delaware
	Contact Information Testing Director: Wendy Roberts NAEP Coordinator: Patsy Kersteter Delaware Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 122,254 Percent in Title I schools: 100.0% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 15.8% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 5.4% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 36.9% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 53.9% Black: 33.0% Hispanic: 9.8% Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.0% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.4%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 19^* Number of schools: 242 Number of charter schools: 17 Per-pupil expenditures: $11,888 Pupil/teacher ratio: 15.2 Number of FTE teachers: 8,038
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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	218	[219]	55	17	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	215	[222]	54	16	1
		2003	236	[234]	81	31	3
		2005	240	[237]	84	36	4
		2007	242	[239]	87	40	4
		2009	239	[239]	84	36	5

	8	1990ⁿ	261	[262]	48	14	2
		1992ⁿ	263	[267]	52	15	2
		1996ⁿ	267	[271]	55	19	3
		2003	277	[276]	68	26	4
		2005	281	[278]	72	30	5
		2007	283	[280]	74	31	7
		2009	284	[282]	75	32	6

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	213	[215]	57	24	5	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		206	[212]	52	23	5
	1998		207	[213]	53	22	5
	2002		224	[217]	71	35	8
	2003		224	[216]	71	33	7
	2005		226	[217]	73	34	7
	2007		225	[220]	73	34	7

	8		1998	254	[261]	64	23	2
		2002	267	[263]	81	33	2
		2003	265	[261]	77	31	2
		2005	266	[260]	80	30	2
		2007	265	[261]	77	31	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2005	152	[149]	71	27	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1996ⁿ	142	[148]	51	21	1
		2005	152	[147]	63	29	3

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	163	[153]	92	35	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	144	[148]	80	22	1
		2002	159	[152]	90	35	2
		2007	158	[154]	91	34	2

* 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 (140K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (693K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (679K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (205K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (216K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (173K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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