NAEP -- State Profile: PA

Pennsylvania
	Contact Information Testing Director: Ray Young NAEP Coordinator: Jay Gift PA State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 1,871,060 Percent in Title I schools: 65.5% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 15.6% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 2.3% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 30.1% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 74.6% Black: 15.9% Hispanic: 6.8% Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.6% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.2%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 501^* Number of schools: 3,287 Number of charter schools: 120 Per-pupil expenditures: $11,145 Pupil/teacher ratio: 15.2 Number of FTE teachers: 123,375
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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	224	[219]	65	22	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	226	[222]	68	20	1
		2003	236	[234]	78	36	4
		2005	241	[237]	82	41	6
		2007	244	[239]	85	47	7
		2009	244	[239]	84	46	8

	8	1990ⁿ	266	[262]	56	17	2
		1992ⁿ	271	[267]	62	21	3
		2003	279	[276]	69	30	5
		2005	281	[278]	72	31	6
		2007	286	[280]	77	38	8
		2009	288	[282]	78	40	10

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	221	[215]	68	32	6	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		215	[212]	61	30	7
	2002		221	[217]	66	34	9
	2003		219	[216]	65	33	7
	2005		223	[217]	69	36	9
	2007		226	[220]	73	40	11

	8		2002	265	[263]	77	35	2
		2003	264	[261]	76	32	2
		2005	267	[260]	77	36	3
		2007	268	[261]	79	36	3

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	156	[153]	88	29	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	2002	154	[152]	85	32	2
		2007	159	[154]	91	36	1

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (139K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (139K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (681K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (638K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (169K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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