NAEP -- State Profile: GA

Georgia
	Contact Information Testing Director: John Wight NAEP Coordinator: Bobbie Bable Georgia Department of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 1,629,157 Percent in Title I schools: 46.1% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 12.1% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 5.5% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 50.3% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 48.2% Black: 39.2% Hispanic: 9.5% Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.9% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.1%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 182^* Number of schools: 2,506 Number of charter schools: 55 Per-pupil expenditures: $9,276 Pupil/teacher ratio: 14.3 Number of FTE teachers: 113,597
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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	216	[219]	53	15	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	215	[222]	53	13	1
		2000	219	[224]	57	17	1
		2003	230	[234]	72	27	3
		2005	234	[237]	76	30	4
		2007	235	[239]	79	32	4
		2009	236	[239]	78	34	5

	8	1990ⁿ	259	[262]	47	14	2
		1992ⁿ	259	[267]	48	13	1
		1996ⁿ	262	[271]	51	16	2
		2000	265	[272]	54	19	3
		2003	270	[276]	59	22	4
		2005	272	[278]	62	23	4
		2007	275	[280]	64	25	4
		2009	278	[282]	67	27	5

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	212	[215]	57	25	5	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		207	[212]	52	26	7
	1998		209	[213]	54	24	5
	2002		215	[217]	59	28	6
	2003		214	[216]	59	27	6
	2005		214	[217]	58	26	6
	2007		219	[220]	66	28	5

	8		1998	257	[261]	68	25	1
		2002	258	[263]	70	26	2
		2003	258	[261]	69	26	2
		2005	257	[260]	67	25	2
		2007	259	[261]	70	26	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	142	[145]	57	23	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		148	[149]	63	25	2

	8		1996ⁿ	142	[148]	49	21	1
		2000	142	[148]	52	23	2
		2005	144	[147]	53	25	3

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	149	[153]	83	23	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	146	[148]	83	23	1
		2002	147	[152]	82	25	1
		2007	153	[154]	88	29	1

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (141K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (142K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (695K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (675K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (219K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (239K 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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