NAEP -- State Profile: RI

Rhode Island
	Contact Information Testing Director: Mary Ann Snider NAEP Coordinator: Heather Heineke RI State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 151,612 Percent in Title I schools: 81.6% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 20.0% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 6.6% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 33.1% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 69.5% Black: 8.8% Hispanic: 18.0% Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.1% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.7%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 32^* Number of schools: 336 Number of charter schools: 11 Per-pupil expenditures: $13,294 Pupil/teacher ratio: 13.3 Number of FTE teachers: 11,381
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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	215	[219]	54	13	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	220	[222]	61	17	1
		2000	224	[224]	65	22	2
		2003	230	[234]	72	28	3
		2005	233	[237]	76	31	4
		2007	236	[239]	80	34	3
		2009	239	[239]	81	39	5

	8	1990ⁿ	260	[262]	49	15	2
		1992ⁿ	266	[267]	56	16	1
		1996ⁿ	269	[271]	60	20	3
		2000	269	[272]	59	22	4
		2003	272	[276]	63	24	3
		2005	272	[278]	63	24	3
		2007	275	[280]	65	28	5
		2009	278	[282]	68	28	6

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	217	[215]	63	28	5	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		220	[212]	65	32	8
	1998		218	[213]	64	31	7
	2002		220	[217]	65	32	8
	2003		216	[216]	62	29	7
	2005		216	[217]	62	30	7
	2007		219	[220]	65	31	7

	8		1998	264	[261]	76	32	3
		2002	262	[263]	73	30	2
		2003	261	[261]	71	30	3
		2005	261	[260]	71	29	3
		2007	258	[261]	69	27	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	148	[145]	65	25	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		146	[149]	63	23	1

	8		1996ⁿ	149	[148]	59	26	2
		2000	148	[148]	58	27	2
		2005	146	[147]	58	26	2

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	157	[153]	89	30	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	148	[148]	83	25	1
		2002	151	[152]	84	29	2
		2007	154	[154]	85	32	2

* 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 (140K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (691K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (681K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (218K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (218K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (174K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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