NAEP -- State Profile: VA

Virginia
	Contact Information Testing Director: Shelley Loving-Ryder NAEP Coordinator: Wendy Geiger Virginia Department of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 1,220,440 Percent in Title I schools: 26.4% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 14.1% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 7.1% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 31.4% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 59.3% Black: 26.7% Hispanic: 8.3% Asian/Pacific Islander: 5.4% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.3%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 134^* Number of schools: 2,203 Number of charter schools: 3 Per-pupil expenditures: $10,271 Pupil/teacher ratio: 11.6 Number of FTE teachers: 105,039
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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	221	[219]	59	19	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	223	[222]	62	19	2
		2000	230	[224]	71	24	2
		2003	239	[234]	83	36	5
		2005	240	[237]	83	39	6
		2007	244	[239]	87	42	7
		2009	243	[239]	85	43	7

	8	1990ⁿ	264	[262]	52	17	4
		1992ⁿ	268	[267]	57	19	3
		1996ⁿ	270	[271]	58	21	3
		2000	275	[272]	65	25	5
		2003	282	[276]	72	31	6
		2005	284	[278]	75	33	8
		2007	288	[280]	77	37	9
		2009	286	[282]	76	36	8

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	221	[215]	67	31	6	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		213	[212]	57	26	7
	1998		217	[213]	62	30	6
	2002		225	[217]	71	37	9
	2003		223	[216]	69	35	9
	2005		226	[217]	72	37	8
	2007		227	[220]	74	38	9

	8		1998	266	[261]	78	33	3
		2002	269	[263]	80	37	3
		2003	268	[261]	79	36	3
		2005	268	[260]	78	36	3
		2007	267	[261]	79	34	3

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	155	[145]	72	32	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		161	[149]	80	40	5

	8		1996ⁿ	149	[148]	59	27	2
		2000	151	[148]	61	29	3
		2005	155	[147]	66	35	4

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	157	[153]	89	29	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	153	[148]	89	27	1
		2002	157	[152]	88	32	3
		2007	157	[154]	90	31	1

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (142K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (143K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (694K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (674K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (219K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (222K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (127K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (171K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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