NAEP -- State Profile: MO

Missouri
	Contact Information Testing Director: Andrea Wood NAEP Coordinator: Cindy Hollis MO State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 920,353 Percent in Title I schools: 41.2% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 15.4% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: -- Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 39.0% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 76.3% Black: 18.1% Hispanic: 3.4% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.7% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.4%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 524^* Number of schools: 2,384 Number of charter schools: 18 Per-pupil expenditures: $8,671 Pupil/teacher ratio: 13.7 Number of FTE teachers: 67,398
'--' : 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	222	[219]	62	19	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	225	[222]	66	20	1
		2000	228	[224]	71	23	2
		2003	235	[234]	79	30	3
		2005	235	[237]	79	31	3
		2007	239	[239]	82	38	5
		2009	241	[239]	83	41	6

	8	1992ⁿ	271	[267]	62	20	2
		1996ⁿ	273	[271]	64	22	2
		2000	271	[272]	64	21	2
		2003	279	[276]	71	28	4
		2005	276	[278]	68	26	4
		2007	281	[280]	72	30	5
		2009	286	[282]	77	35	7

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	220	[215]	67	30	6	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		217	[212]	62	31	7
	1998		216	[213]	61	28	5
	2002		220	[217]	66	32	7
	2003		222	[216]	68	34	8
	2005		221	[217]	67	33	7
	2007		221	[220]	67	32	7

	8		1998	262	[261]	75	28	1
		2002	268	[263]	82	33	2
		2003	267	[261]	79	34	3
		2005	265	[260]	76	31	3
		2007	263	[261]	75	31	3

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	157	[145]	76	34	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		158	[149]	77	36	3

	8		1996ⁿ	151	[148]	64	28	2
		2000	154	[148]	66	33	3
		2005	154	[147]	66	33	3

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	151	[153]	86	22	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	142	[148]	80	17	0
		2002	151	[152]	86	27	1
		2007	153	[154]	89	26	1

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (142K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (141K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (687K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (676K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (217K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (237K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (173K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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