NAEP -- State Profile: NJ

New Jersey
	Contact Information Testing Director: Timothy Peters NAEP Coordinator: Barbara Smey-Richman NJ State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 1,388,850 Percent in Title I schools: 50.5% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): -- Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: -- Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 27.3% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 55.7% Black: 17.4% Hispanic: 18.8% Asian/Pacific Islander: 7.9% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.2%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 616^* Number of schools: 2,477 Number of charter schools: 53 Per-pupil expenditures: $16,085 Pupil/teacher ratio: 12.4 Number of FTE teachers: 112,301
'--' : 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	227	[219]	68	25	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	227	[222]	68	25	3
		2003	239	[234]	80	39	5
		2005	244	[237]	86	45	8
		2007	249	[239]	90	52	9
		2009	247	[239]	88	49	9

	8	1990ⁿ	270	[262]	58	21	3
		1992ⁿ	272	[267]	62	24	3
		2003	281	[276]	72	33	6
		2005	284	[278]	74	36	9
		2007	289	[280]	77	40	10
		2009	293	[282]	80	44	14

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	223	[215]	69	35	8	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		219	[212]	65	33	8
	2003		225	[216]	70	39	11
	2005		223	[217]	68	37	10
	2007		231	[220]	77	43	12

	8		2003	268	[261]	79	37	3
		2005	269	[260]	80	38	4
		2007	270	[261]	81	39	4

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2005	154	[149]	72	32	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	2005	153	[147]	65	33	4

Writing (scale: 0-300)	8	8	2007	175	[154]	95	56	7	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 (140K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (139K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (672K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (629K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (206K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (206K PDF)
Writing: Grade 8 (155K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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