NAEP -- State Profile: ME

Maine
	Contact Information Testing Director: Dan Hupp NAEP Coordinator: Paula Hutton ME State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 193,986 Percent in Title I schools: 78.1% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 17.7% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 2.0% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 34.7% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 94.6% Black: 2.3% Hispanic: 1.0% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.4% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.7%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 287^* Number of schools: 672 Number of charter schools: N/A Per-pupil expenditures: $11,553 Pupil/teacher ratio: 11.5 Number of FTE teachers: 16,826
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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	232	[219]	75	27	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	232	[222]	75	27	3
		2000	230	[224]	73	23	2
		2003	238	[234]	83	34	3
		2005	241	[237]	84	39	5
		2007	242	[239]	85	42	6
		2009	244	[239]	87	45	7

	8	1992ⁿ	279	[267]	72	25	3
		1996ⁿ	284	[271]	77	31	6
		2000	281	[272]	73	30	5
		2003	282	[276]	75	29	5
		2005	281	[278]	74	30	5
		2007	286	[280]	78	34	7
		2009	286	[282]	78	35	8

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	227	[215]	75	36	6	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		228	[212]	75	41	10
	1998		225	[213]	72	35	7
	2002		225	[217]	72	35	7
	2003		224	[216]	70	36	8
	2005		225	[217]	71	35	9
	2007		226	[220]	73	36	7

	8		1998	271	[261]	83	41	4
		2002	270	[263]	82	38	3
		2003	268	[261]	79	37	3
		2005	270	[260]	81	38	4
		2007	270	[261]	83	37	3

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	161	[145]	82	37	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		160	[149]	81	36	3

	8		1996ⁿ	163	[148]	78	41	4
		2000	158	[148]	72	35	3
		2005	158	[147]	72	34	3

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	158	[153]	87	32	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	155	[148]	87	32	2
		2002	157	[152]	86	36	3
		2007	161	[154]	90	38	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 (141K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (688K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (670K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (228K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (221K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (127K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (173K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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