NAEP -- State Profile: SD

South Dakota
	Contact Information Testing Director: Gay Pickner NAEP Coordinator: Jan Martin South Dakota Department of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 121,158 Percent in Title I schools: 45.3% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 14.6% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: -- Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 28.9% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 84.5% Black: 1.7% Hispanic: 2.1% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.0% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 10.6%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 171^* Number of schools: 736 Number of charter schools: N/A Per-pupil expenditures: $8,007 Pupil/teacher ratio: 13.4 Number of FTE teachers: 9,070
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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	2003	237	[234]	82	34	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		2005	242	[237]	86	41	4
		2007	241	[239]	86	41	4
		2009	242	[239]	86	42	5

	8	2003	285	[276]	78	35	5
		2005	287	[278]	80	36	6
		2007	288	[280]	81	39	7
		2009	291	[282]	83	42	7

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	2003	222	[216]	69	33	7	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		222	[217]	70	33	6
	2007		223	[220]	71	34	7

	8		2003	270	[261]	82	39	3
		2005	269	[260]	82	35	2
		2007	270	[261]	83	37	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2005	158	[149]	79	35	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	2005	161	[147]	76	41	4

* Includes public schools only

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (138K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (136K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (629K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (630K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (205K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (206K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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