NAEP -- State Profile: NE

Nebraska
	Contact Information Testing Director: Pat Roschewski NAEP Coordinator: Ted Larson NE State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 287,580 Percent in Title I schools: 35.6% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 15.6% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 6.3% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 36.4% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 76.5% Black: 7.7% Hispanic: 12.2% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.9% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 1.7%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 271^* Number of schools: 1,190 Number of charter schools: N/A Per-pupil expenditures: $9,857 Pupil/teacher ratio: 13.4 Number of FTE teachers: 21,459
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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	225	[219]	67	22	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	228	[222]	70	24	2
		2000	225	[224]	65	24	2
		2003	236	[234]	80	34	3
		2005	238	[237]	80	36	4
		2007	238	[239]	80	38	5
		2009	239	[239]	82	38	4

	8	1990ⁿ	276	[262]	68	24	3
		1992ⁿ	278	[267]	70	26	3
		1996ⁿ	283	[271]	76	31	5
		2000	280	[272]	73	30	4
		2003	282	[276]	74	32	5
		2005	284	[278]	75	35	6
		2007	284	[280]	74	35	8
		2009	284	[282]	75	35	8

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		220	[212]	66	34	8
	2002		222	[217]	68	34	8
	2003		221	[216]	66	32	8
	2005		221	[217]	68	34	7
	2007		223	[220]	71	35	8

	8		2002	270	[263]	83	36	2
		2003	266	[261]	77	35	3
		2005	267	[260]	80	35	3
		2007	267	[261]	79	35	3

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	150	[145]	68	26	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1996ⁿ	157	[148]	71	35	3
		2000ⁿ	157	[149]	70	36	4

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	154	[153]	87	27	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	2002	156	[152]	88	32	1

* 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 (675K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (636K PDF)
Science (616K PDF), Writing: Grade 4 (127K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (131K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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