NAEP -- State Profile: NV

Nevada
	Contact Information Testing Director: Carol Crothers NAEP Coordinator: Tor Loring-Meier NV State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 424,240 Percent in Title I schools: -- With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 11.4% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 16.7% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: -- Racial/Ethnic Background White: 44.4% Black: 11.1% Hispanic: 35.4% Asian/Pacific Islander: 7.6% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 1.6%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 17^* Number of schools: 591 Number of charter schools: 22 Per-pupil expenditures: $8,029 Pupil/teacher ratio: 18.5 Number of FTE teachers: 22,908
'--' : 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	1996ⁿ	218	[222]	57	14	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		2000	220	[224]	60	16	1
		2003	228	[234]	69	23	1
		2005	230	[237]	72	26	3
		2007	232	[239]	74	30	3
		2009	235	[239]	79	32	3

	8	2000	265	[272]	55	18	2
		2003	268	[276]	59	20	3
		2005	270	[278]	60	21	3
		2007	271	[280]	60	23	4
		2009	274	[282]	63	25	5

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1998	206	[213]	51	20	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2002		209	[217]	54	21	3
	2003		207	[216]	52	20	3
	2005		207	[217]	52	21	4
	2007		211	[220]	57	24	5

	8		1998	258	[261]	70	23	1
		2002	251	[263]	62	19	1
		2003	252	[261]	63	21	1
		2005	253	[260]	63	22	1
		2007	252	[261]	63	22	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	142	[145]	58	19	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		140	[149]	55	17	1

	8		2000	141	[148]	52	22	2
		2005	138	[147]	48	19	1

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	145	[153]	82	18	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	140	[148]	77	17	0
		2002	137	[152]	75	16	1
		2007	143	[154]	80	21	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 (138K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (673K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (675K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (217K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (230K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (172K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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