NAEP -- State Profile: LA

Louisiana
	Contact Information Testing Director: Scott Norton NAEP Coordinator: Jeanneen Higgins LA State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 675,851 Percent in Title I schools: 87.4% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 13.2% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 1.3% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 61.6% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 50.1% Black: 45.4% Hispanic: 2.4% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.4% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.8%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 68^* Number of schools: 1,527 Number of charter schools: 43 Per-pupil expenditures: $9,228 Pupil/teacher ratio: 14.7 Number of FTE teachers: 45,951
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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	204	[219]	39	8	0	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	209	[222]	44	8	0
		2000	218	[224]	57	14	1
		2003	226	[234]	67	21	2
		2005	230	[237]	74	24	2
		2007	230	[239]	73	24	2
		2009	229	[239]	72	23	2

	8	1990ⁿ	246	[262]	32	5	1
		1992ⁿ	250	[267]	37	7	0
		1996ⁿ	252	[271]	38	7	0
		2000	259	[272]	47	11	1
		2003	266	[276]	57	17	2
		2005	268	[278]	59	16	2
		2007	272	[280]	64	19	2
		2009	272	[282]	62	20	4

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	204	[215]	46	15	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		197	[212]	40	15	2
	1998		200	[213]	44	17	3
	2002		207	[217]	50	20	4
	2003		205	[216]	49	20	4
	2005		209	[217]	53	20	3
	2007		207	[220]	52	20	3

	8		1998	252	[261]	63	17	1
		2002	256	[263]	68	22	1
		2003	253	[261]	64	22	2
		2005	253	[260]	64	20	1
		2007	253	[261]	64	19	1

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	139	[145]	54	18	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		143	[149]	57	20	2

	8		1996ⁿ	132	[148]	40	13	1
		2000	134	[148]	44	18	1
		2005	138	[147]	47	19	1

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	142	[153]	80	14	0	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	136	[148]	75	12	0
		2002	142	[152]	80	18	1
		2007	147	[154]	88	17	0

* 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 (691K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (673K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (217K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (221K 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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