NAEP -- State Profile: MD

Maryland
	Contact Information Testing Director: Leslie Wilson NAEP Coordinator: Challis Breithaupt MD State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 851,640 Percent in Title I schools: 18.7% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 12.4% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: -- Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 32.2% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 47.8% Black: 38.1% Hispanic: 8.3% Asian/Pacific Islander: 5.4% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.4%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 24^* Number of schools: 1,446 Number of charter schools: 23 Per-pupil expenditures: $11,857 Pupil/teacher ratio: 14.6 Number of FTE teachers: 58,443
'--' : data unavailable
^* 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	217	[219]	55	18	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	221	[222]	59	22	3
		2000	222	[224]	60	21	2
		2003	233	[234]	73	31	5
		2005	238	[237]	79	38	7
		2007	240	[239]	80	40	8
		2009	244	[239]	85	44	9

	8	1990ⁿ	261	[262]	50	17	3
		1992ⁿ	265	[267]	54	20	3
		1996ⁿ	270	[271]	57	24	5
		2000	272	[272]	62	27	6
		2003	278	[276]	67	30	7
		2005	278	[278]	66	30	7
		2007	286	[280]	74	37	10
		2009	288	[282]	75	40	12

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	211	[215]	57	24	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		210	[212]	55	26	7
	1998		212	[213]	58	27	6
	2002		217	[217]	62	30	7
	2003		219	[216]	62	32	9
	2005		220	[217]	65	32	8
	2007		225	[220]	69	36	10

	8		1998	261	[261]	70	31	3
		2002	263	[263]	73	32	4
		2003	262	[261]	71	31	4
		2005	261	[260]	69	30	4
		2007	265	[261]	76	33	3

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	145	[145]	61	24	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		149	[149]	64	27	2

	8		1996ⁿ	145	[148]	55	25	2
		2000	146	[148]	57	27	3
		2005	145	[147]	54	26	4

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	157	[153]	88	30	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	147	[148]	83	23	1
		2002	157	[152]	87	35	3

* 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 (696K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (680K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (232K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (222K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (136K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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