NAEP -- State Profile: NH

New Hampshire
	Contact Information Testing Director: Tim Kurtz NAEP Coordinator: David Gebhardt NH State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 203,551 Percent in Title I schools: 38.5% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 15.4% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 1.6% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 17.7% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 92.9% Black: 1.8% Hispanic: 2.9% Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.0% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.3%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 177^* Number of schools: 482 Number of charter schools: 9 Per-pupil expenditures: $10,918 Pupil/teacher ratio: 13.1 Number of FTE teachers: 15,515
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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	230	[219]	72	25	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		2003	243	[234]	87	43	6
		2005	246	[237]	89	47	6
		2007	249	[239]	91	52	7
		2009	251	[239]	92	56	10

	8	1990ⁿ	273	[262]	65	20	3
		1992ⁿ	278	[267]	71	25	3
		2003	286	[276]	79	35	7
		2005	285	[278]	77	35	7
		2007	288	[280]	78	38	8
		2009	292	[282]	82	43	11

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	228	[215]	76	38	8	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		223	[212]	70	36	9
	1998		226	[213]	74	37	8
	2003		228	[216]	75	40	10
	2005		227	[217]	74	39	9
	2007		229	[220]	76	41	11

	8		2003	271	[261]	81	40	4
		2005	270	[260]	80	38	4
		2007	270	[261]	82	37	3

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2005	161	[149]	83	37	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	2005	162	[147]	76	41	4

Writing (scale: 0-300)	8	8	2007	160	[154]	90	39	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (137K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (209K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (687K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (629K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (206K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (206K PDF)
Writing: Grade 8 (156K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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