NAEP -- State Profile: MS

Mississippi
	Contact Information Testing Director: Cindy Simmons NAEP Coordinator: Jo Ann Malone MS State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 495,026 Percent in Title I schools: 68.4% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 13.5% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 1.0% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 67.5% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 46.5% Black: 50.8% Hispanic: 1.7% Asian/Pacific Islander: 0.8% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.2%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 152^* Number of schools: 1,062 Number of charter schools: 1 Per-pupil expenditures: $7,460 Pupil/teacher ratio: 15.3 Number of FTE teachers: 32,351
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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	202	[219]	36	6	0	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	208	[222]	42	8	0
		2000	211	[224]	45	9	0
		2003	223	[234]	62	17	1
		2005	227	[237]	69	19	1
		2007	228	[239]	70	21	1
		2009	227	[239]	69	22	2

	8	1992ⁿ	246	[267]	33	6	0
		1996ⁿ	250	[271]	36	7	0
		2000	254	[272]	42	9	1
		2003	261	[276]	47	12	1
		2005	262	[278]	52	14	1
		2007	265	[280]	54	14	2
		2009	265	[282]	54	15	2

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	199	[215]	41	14	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		202	[212]	45	18	4
	1998		203	[213]	47	17	3
	2002		203	[217]	45	16	2
	2003		205	[216]	49	18	3
	2005		204	[217]	48	18	3
	2007		208	[220]	51	19	3

	8		1998	251	[261]	62	19	1
		2002	255	[263]	67	20	1
		2003	255	[261]	65	21	1
		2005	251	[260]	60	18	1
		2007	250	[261]	60	17	1

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	133	[145]	46	13	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		133	[149]	45	12	1

	8		1996ⁿ	133	[148]	39	12	1
		2000	134	[148]	41	15	1
		2005	132	[147]	40	14	1

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	141	[153]	81	13	0	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	134	[148]	74	11	0
		2002	141	[152]	83	13	0
		2007	142	[154]	83	15	0

* 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 (695K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (675K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (217K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (220K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (129K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (172K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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