NAEP -- State Profile: TN

Tennessee
	Contact Information Testing Director: Dan A. Long NAEP Coordinator: Uma Natarajan Short TN State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 978,368 Percent in Title I schools: 68.4% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 10.1% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 3.0% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 47.7% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 69.1% Black: 24.8% Hispanic: 4.4% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.5% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.2%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 136^* Number of schools: 1,710 Number of charter schools: 12 Per-pupil expenditures: $7,311 Pupil/teacher ratio: 15.7 Number of FTE teachers: 62,176
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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	211	[219]	47	10	0	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	219	[222]	58	17	1
		2000	220	[224]	59	18	1
		2003	228	[234]	70	24	2
		2005	232	[237]	74	28	3
		2007	233	[239]	76	29	3
		2009	232	[239]	74	28	3

	8	1992ⁿ	259	[267]	47	12	1
		1996ⁿ	263	[271]	53	15	2
		2000	262	[272]	52	16	2
		2003	268	[276]	59	21	3
		2005	271	[278]	61	21	3
		2007	274	[280]	64	23	4
		2009	275	[282]	65	25	4

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	212	[215]	57	23	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		213	[212]	58	27	6
	1998		212	[213]	57	25	4
	2002		214	[217]	58	25	5
	2003		212	[216]	57	26	6
	2005		214	[217]	59	27	6
	2007		216	[220]	61	27	6

	8		1998	258	[261]	71	27	1
		2002	260	[263]	71	28	2
		2003	258	[261]	69	26	2
		2005	259	[260]	71	26	1
		2007	259	[261]	71	26	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	145	[145]	61	24	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		150	[149]	67	26	2

	8		1996ⁿ	143	[148]	53	22	2
		2000	145	[148]	55	24	2
		2005	145	[147]	55	25	3

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	149	[153]	82	23	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	148	[148]	84	24	1
		2002	148	[152]	82	24	1
		2007	156	[154]	90	30	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 (687K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (678K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (231K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (221K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (127K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (174K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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