NAEP -- State Profile: NM

New Mexico
	Contact Information Testing Director: Tom Dauphinee NAEP Coordinator: Barbara Bianchi New Mexico Public Education Department
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 328,220 Percent in Title I schools: 61.1% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 14.6% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 18.5% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 60.7% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 30.6% Black: 2.6% Hispanic: 54.6% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.3% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 10.9%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 95^* Number of schools: 839 Number of charter schools: 60 Per-pupil expenditures: $8,888 Pupil/teacher ratio: 14.9 Number of FTE teachers: 22,016
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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	213	[219]	50	11	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	214	[222]	51	13	1
		2000	213	[224]	50	12	1
		2003	223	[234]	63	17	1
		2005	224	[237]	65	19	2
		2007	228	[239]	70	24	2
		2009	230	[239]	72	26	3

	8	1990ⁿ	256	[262]	43	10	1
		1992ⁿ	260	[267]	48	11	1
		1996ⁿ	262	[271]	51	14	2
		2000	259	[272]	48	12	1
		2003	263	[276]	52	15	2
		2005	263	[278]	53	14	1
		2007	268	[280]	57	17	3
		2009	270	[282]	59	20	3

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	211	[215]	55	23	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		205	[212]	49	21	4
	1998		205	[213]	51	21	4
	2002		208	[217]	52	21	4
	2003		203	[216]	47	19	4
	2005		207	[217]	51	20	4
	2007		212	[220]	58	24	5

	8		1998	258	[261]	71	23	1
		2002	254	[263]	64	20	1
		2003	252	[261]	62	20	1
		2005	251	[260]	62	19	1
		2007	251	[261]	62	17	1

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	140	[145]	54	17	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		141	[149]	55	18	1

	8		1996ⁿ	141	[148]	49	19	1
		2000	139	[148]	48	20	1
		2005	138	[147]	46	18	1

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	142	[153]	77	18	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	141	[148]	79	18	1
		2002	140	[152]	77	18	1
		2007	143	[154]	82	17	0

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (141K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (140K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (694K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (678K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (218K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (222K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (129K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (172K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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