NAEP -- State Profile: MN

Minnesota
	Contact Information Testing Director: Dirk Mattson NAEP Coordinator: Kate Beattie MN State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 840,565 Percent in Title I schools: 38.4% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 14.0% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 7.6% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 30.9% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 77.2% Black: 9.1% Hispanic: 5.7% Asian/Pacific Islander: 5.9% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 2.1%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 340^* Number of schools: 2,673 Number of charter schools: 173 Per-pupil expenditures: $9,604 Pupil/teacher ratio: 16.2 Number of FTE teachers: 51,880
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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	228	[219]	71	26	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	232	[222]	76	29	3
		2000	234	[224]	76	33	4
		2003	242	[234]	84	42	7
		2005	246	[237]	88	47	8
		2007	247	[239]	87	51	9
		2009	249	[239]	89	54	11

	8	1990ⁿ	275	[262]	67	23	3
		1992ⁿ	282	[267]	74	31	5
		1996ⁿ	284	[271]	75	34	6
		2000	287	[272]	80	39	6
		2003	291	[276]	82	44	9
		2005	290	[278]	79	43	11
		2007	292	[280]	81	43	11
		2009	294	[282]	83	47	13

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	221	[215]	68	31	6	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		218	[212]	65	33	7
	1998		219	[213]	67	35	8
	2002		225	[217]	73	37	7
	2003		223	[216]	69	37	9
	2005		225	[217]	71	38	10
	2007		225	[220]	73	37	9

	8		1998	265	[261]	78	36	2
		2003	268	[261]	78	37	3
		2005	268	[260]	80	37	3
		2007	268	[261]	80	37	3

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	157	[145]	78	34	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		156	[149]	76	33	3

	8		1996ⁿ	159	[148]	72	37	3
		2000	159	[148]	72	41	4
		2005	158	[147]	71	39	4

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	156	[153]	88	29	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	148	[148]	83	25	1
		2007	156	[154]	89	32	1

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (139K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (139K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (695K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (667K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (218K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (221K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (169K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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