NAEP -- State Profile: SC

South Carolina
	Contact Information Testing Director: Elizabeth Jones NAEP Coordinator: Christopher Webster SC State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 703,119 Percent in Title I schools: 34.5% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 8.8% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 4.3% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 51.3% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 53.9% Black: 39.8% Hispanic: 4.6% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.4% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.3%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 101^* Number of schools: 1,195 Number of charter schools: 30 Per-pupil expenditures: $8,585 Pupil/teacher ratio: 14.1 Number of FTE teachers: 49,733
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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	212	[219]	48	13	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	213	[222]	48	12	1
		2000	220	[224]	59	18	2
		2003	236	[234]	79	32	4
		2005	238	[237]	81	36	5
		2007	237	[239]	80	36	5
		2009	236	[239]	78	34	5

	8	1992ⁿ	261	[267]	48	15	2
		1996ⁿ	261	[271]	48	14	2
		2000	265	[272]	53	17	2
		2003	277	[276]	68	26	5
		2005	281	[278]	71	30	7
		2007	282	[280]	71	32	7
		2009	280	[282]	69	30	7

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	210	[215]	53	22	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		203	[212]	48	20	4
	1998		209	[213]	53	22	4
	2002		214	[217]	58	26	5
	2003		215	[216]	59	26	5
	2005		213	[217]	57	26	6
	2007		214	[220]	59	26	5

	8		1998	255	[261]	66	22	1
		2002	258	[263]	68	24	1
		2003	258	[261]	69	24	2
		2005	257	[260]	67	25	2
		2007	257	[261]	69	25	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	140	[145]	54	20	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		148	[149]	64	25	2

	8		1996ⁿ	139	[148]	45	17	1
		2000	140	[148]	48	20	2
		2005	145	[147]	54	23	2

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	145	[153]	82	17	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	140	[148]	79	15	0
		2002	146	[152]	84	20	1
		2007	148	[154]	85	23	1

* 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 (693K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (678K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (220K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (238K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (129K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (174K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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