NAEP -- State Profile: MA

Massachusetts
	Contact Information Testing Director: Kit Viator NAEP Coordinator: Rebecca Bennett MA State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 968,661 Percent in Title I schools: 50.3% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 16.5% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 5.6% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 28.9% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 72.9% Black: 8.4% Hispanic: 13.6% Asian/Pacific Islander: 4.9% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.3%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 356^* Number of schools: 1,879 Number of charter schools: 59 Per-pupil expenditures: $12,813 Pupil/teacher ratio: 13.2 Number of FTE teachers: 73,157
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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	227	[219]	68	23	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	229	[222]	71	24	2
		2000	233	[224]	77	31	3
		2003	242	[234]	84	41	6
		2005	247	[237]	91	49	8
		2007	252	[239]	93	58	11
		2009	252	[239]	92	57	12

	8	1992ⁿ	273	[267]	63	23	3
		1996ⁿ	278	[271]	68	28	5
		2000	279	[272]	70	30	5
		2003	287	[276]	76	38	8
		2005	292	[278]	80	43	11
		2007	298	[280]	85	51	15
		2009	299	[282]	85	52	17

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	226	[215]	74	36	7	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		223	[212]	69	36	8
	1998		223	[213]	70	35	8
	2002		234	[217]	80	47	13
	2003		228	[216]	73	40	10
	2005		231	[217]	78	44	12
	2007		236	[220]	81	49	16

	8		1998	269	[261]	79	38	3
		2002	271	[263]	81	39	3
		2003	273	[261]	81	43	5
		2005	274	[260]	83	44	5
		2007	273	[261]	84	43	4

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	161	[145]	81	42	5	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		160	[149]	79	38	4

	8		1996ⁿ	157	[148]	69	37	4
		2000	158	[148]	70	39	5
		2005	161	[147]	72	41	6

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	170	[153]	94	44	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	155	[148]	87	31	2
		2002	163	[152]	90	42	4
		2007	167	[154]	93	46	3

* 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 (703K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (680K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (231K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (238K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (129K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (178K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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