NAEP -- State Profile: KY

Kentucky
	Contact Information Testing Director: Kevin Hill NAEP Coordinator: Mark DeCandia KY State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 683,173 Percent in Title I schools: 81.2% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 16.9% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 1.7% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 51.2% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 85.8% Black: 10.7% Hispanic: 2.4% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.0% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.1%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 175^* Number of schools: 1,538 Number of charter schools: N/A Per-pupil expenditures: $7,978 Pupil/teacher ratio: 15.8 Number of FTE teachers: 43,371
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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	215	[219]	51	13	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	220	[222]	60	16	1
		2000	219	[224]	59	17	1
		2003	229	[234]	72	22	2
		2005	231	[237]	75	26	3
		2007	235	[239]	79	31	3
		2009	239	[239]	81	37	6

	8	1990ⁿ	257	[262]	43	10	1
		1992ⁿ	262	[267]	51	14	2
		1996ⁿ	267	[271]	56	16	1
		2000	270	[272]	60	20	3
		2003	274	[276]	65	24	4
		2005	274	[278]	64	23	3
		2007	279	[280]	69	27	5
		2009	279	[282]	70	27	5

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	213	[215]	58	23	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		212	[212]	56	26	6
	1998		218	[213]	62	29	6
	2002		219	[217]	64	30	6
	2003		219	[216]	64	31	7
	2005		220	[217]	65	31	7
	2007		222	[220]	68	33	8

	8		1998	262	[261]	74	30	2
		2002	265	[263]	78	32	2
		2003	266	[261]	78	34	3
		2005	264	[260]	75	31	3
		2007	262	[261]	73	28	3

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	152	[145]	69	28	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		158	[149]	76	36	4

	8		1996ⁿ	147	[148]	58	23	2
		2000	150	[148]	60	28	3
		2005	153	[147]	63	31	3

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	154	[153]	86	27	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	146	[148]	84	21	1
		2002	149	[152]	85	25	1
		2007	151	[154]	87	26	1

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (143K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (142K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (694K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (676K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (232K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (222K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (172K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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