NAEP -- State Profile: MT

Montana
	Contact Information Testing Director: Judy Snow NAEP Coordinator: Donna O'Neill MT Office of Public Instruction
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 144,418 Percent in Title I schools: 79.6% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 12.8% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 4.8% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 35.1% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 83.9% Black: 1.0% Hispanic: 2.5% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.2% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 11.4%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 431^* Number of schools: 832 Number of charter schools: N/A Per-pupil expenditures: $9,078 Pupil/teacher ratio: 13.9 Number of FTE teachers: 10,398
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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	1996ⁿ	228	[222]	71	22	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		2000	228	[224]	72	24	2
		2003	236	[234]	81	31	2
		2005	241	[237]	85	38	4
		2007	244	[239]	88	44	5
		2009	244	[239]	88	45	6

	8	1990ⁿ	280	[262]	74	27	4
		1996ⁿ	283	[271]	75	32	5
		2000	285	[272]	79	36	5
		2003	286	[276]	79	35	6
		2005	286	[278]	80	36	6
		2007	287	[280]	79	38	7
		2009	292	[282]	82	44	10

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1994ⁿ	222	[212]	69	35	7	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1998		225	[213]	72	37	8
	2002		224	[217]	71	36	8
	2003		223	[216]	69	35	8
	2005		225	[217]	71	36	8
	2007		227	[220]	75	39	8

	8		1998	271	[261]	83	40	3
		2002	270	[263]	85	37	2
		2003	270	[261]	82	37	3
		2005	269	[260]	82	37	3
		2007	271	[261]	85	39	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	160	[145]	80	36	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		160	[149]	80	37	3

	8		1996ⁿ	162	[148]	77	41	3
		2000	164	[148]	79	44	5
		2005	162	[147]	76	42	4

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	149	[153]	84	22	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	150	[148]	86	25	1
		2002	152	[152]	85	29	1
		2007	157	[154]	89	33	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 (140K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (683K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (672K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (228K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (235K 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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