NAEP -- State Profile: ND

North Dakota
	Contact Information Testing Director: Greg Gallagher NAEP Coordinator: Pauline Bjornson ND State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 96,670 Percent in Title I schools: 53.9% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): -- Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 2.5% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 30.3% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 86.8% Black: 1.8% Hispanic: 1.8% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.0% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 8.6%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 198^* Number of schools: 534 Number of charter schools: N/A Per-pupil expenditures: $8,528 Pupil/teacher ratio: 12.1 Number of FTE teachers: 8,007
'--' : 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	229	[219]	72	22	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	231	[222]	75	24	2
		2000	230	[224]	73	25	2
		2003	238	[234]	83	34	2
		2005	243	[237]	89	40	4
		2007	245	[239]	91	46	5
		2009	245	[239]	91	45	5

	8	1990ⁿ	281	[262]	75	27	4
		1992ⁿ	283	[267]	78	29	3
		1996ⁿ	284	[271]	77	33	4
		2000	282	[272]	76	30	4
		2003	287	[276]	81	36	5
		2005	287	[278]	81	35	5
		2007	292	[280]	86	41	7
		2009	293	[282]	86	43	7

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	226	[215]	74	35	6	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		225	[212]	73	38	8
	2002		224	[217]	71	34	6
	2003		222	[216]	69	32	6
	2005		225	[217]	72	35	7
	2007		226	[220]	75	35	6

	8		2002	268	[263]	82	35	2
		2003	270	[261]	81	38	3
		2005	270	[260]	83	37	3
		2007	268	[261]	84	32	1

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	160	[145]	81	36	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		160	[149]	82	36	2

	8		1996ⁿ	162	[148]	78	41	3
		2000	159	[148]	72	38	4
		2005	163	[147]	77	43	4

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	150	[153]	88	20	0	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	2002	147	[152]	83	24	1
		2007	154	[154]	91	27	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 (139K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (676K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (638K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (217K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (222K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (167K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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