NAEP -- State Profile: FL

Florida
	Contact Information Testing Director: Cornelia Orr NAEP Coordinator: Michele Sonnenfeld FL State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 2,671,513 Percent in Title I schools: 64.1% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 14.9% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 8.8% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 45.2% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 48.4% Black: 23.9% Hispanic: 25.0% Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.4% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.3%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 67^* Number of schools: 4,009 Number of charter schools: 375 Per-pupil expenditures: $8,555 Pupil/teacher ratio: 16.4 Number of FTE teachers: 162,851
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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	214	[219]	52	13	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	216	[222]	55	15	1
		2003	234	[234]	76	31	4
		2005	239	[237]	82	37	5
		2007	242	[239]	86	40	6
		2009	242	[239]	86	40	5

	8	1990ⁿ	255	[262]	43	12	1
		1992ⁿ	260	[267]	49	15	1
		1996ⁿ	264	[271]	54	17	2
		2003	271	[276]	62	23	4
		2005	274	[278]	65	26	5
		2007	277	[280]	68	27	5
		2009	279	[282]	70	29	6

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	208	[215]	53	21	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		205	[212]	50	23	5
	1998		206	[213]	53	22	4
	2002		214	[217]	60	27	5
	2003		218	[216]	63	32	8
	2005		219	[217]	65	30	7
	2007		224	[220]	70	34	8

	8		1998	255	[261]	67	23	1
		2002	261	[263]	72	29	2
		2003	257	[261]	68	27	2
		2005	256	[260]	66	25	2
		2007	260	[261]	71	28	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2005	150	[149]	68	26	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	141	[147]	51	21	2

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	158	[153]	86	33	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	142	[148]	78	19	1
		2002	154	[152]	84	32	3
		2007	158	[154]	88	36	3

* 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 (141K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (696K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (677K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (205K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (215K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (127K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (173K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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