NAEP -- State Profile: IL

Illinois
	Contact Information Testing Director: Joyce Zurkowski NAEP Coordinator: Andy Metcalf IL State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 2,118,276 Percent in Title I schools: 69.5% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 15.4% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 8.2% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 37.5% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 55.9% Black: 20.3% Hispanic: 19.7% Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.9% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.2%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 873^* Number of schools: 4,395 Number of charter schools: 34 Per-pupil expenditures: $9,625 Pupil/teacher ratio: 15.0 Number of FTE teachers: 140,988
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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	2000	223	[224]	63	20	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		2003	233	[234]	73	32	5
		2005	233	[237]	74	32	5
		2007	237	[239]	79	36	6
		2009	238	[239]	80	38	7

	8	1990ⁿ	261	[262]	50	15	2
		2000	275	[272]	67	26	4
		2003	277	[276]	66	29	6
		2005	278	[278]	68	29	5
		2007	280	[280]	70	31	7
		2009	282	[282]	73	33	7

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	2003	216	[216]	61	31	8	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		216	[217]	62	29	7
	2007		219	[220]	65	32	8

	8		2003	266	[261]	77	35	3
		2005	264	[260]	75	31	3
		2007	263	[261]	75	30	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	150	[145]	68	31	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		148	[149]	64	27	2

	8		2000	148	[148]	59	29	3
		2005	148	[147]	58	27	3

Writing (scale: 0-300)		8	2007	160	[154]	90	37	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

* 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 (627K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (628K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (217K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (217K PDF)
Writing: Grade 8 (153K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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