NAEP -- State Profile: TX

Texas
	Contact Information Testing Director: Gloria Zyskowski NAEP Coordinator: Kim Ackermann TX State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 4,599,509 Percent in Title I schools: 64.6% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 10.7% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 10.9% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 47.3% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 35.7% Black: 14.4% Hispanic: 46.3% Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.3% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.3%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 1,033^* Number of schools: 8,856 Number of charter schools: 438 Per-pupil expenditures: $7,978 Pupil/teacher ratio: 14.8 Number of FTE teachers: 311,649
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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	218	[219]	56	15	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	229	[222]	69	25	3
		2000	231	[224]	76	25	2
		2003	237	[234]	82	33	4
		2005	242	[237]	87	40	5
		2007	242	[239]	87	40	5
		2009	240	[239]	85	38	4

	8	1990ⁿ	258	[262]	45	13	2
		1992ⁿ	265	[267]	53	18	3
		1996ⁿ	270	[271]	59	21	3
		2000	273	[272]	67	24	2
		2003	277	[276]	69	25	4
		2005	281	[278]	72	31	6
		2007	286	[280]	78	35	7
		2009	287	[282]	78	36	8

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	213	[215]	57	24	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		212	[212]	58	26	6
	1998		214	[213]	59	28	6
	2002		217	[217]	62	28	6
	2003		215	[216]	59	27	6
	2005		219	[217]	64	29	6
	2007		220	[220]	66	30	6

	8		1998	261	[261]	74	27	1
		2002	262	[263]	73	31	2
		2003	259	[261]	71	26	2
		2005	258	[260]	69	26	2
		2007	261	[261]	73	28	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	145	[145]	62	23	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		150	[149]	66	25	2

	8		1996ⁿ	145	[148]	55	23	1
		2000	143	[148]	52	23	2
		2005	143	[147]	53	23	2

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	154	[153]	84	29	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	154	[148]	88	31	1
		2002	152	[152]	83	31	2
		2007	151	[154]	86	26	1

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (141K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (143K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (691K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (675K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (218K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (236K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (172K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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