NAEP -- State Profile: WA

Washington
	Contact Information Testing Director: Joseph Willhoft NAEP Coordinator: Angie Mangiantini Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 1,026,774 Percent in Title I schools: 51.8% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 12.0% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 8.3% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 36.5% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 68.9% Black: 5.7% Hispanic: 14.3% Asian/Pacific Islander: 8.4% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 2.6%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 296^* Number of schools: 2,326 Number of charter schools: N/A Per-pupil expenditures: $8,480 Pupil/teacher ratio: 19.1 Number of FTE teachers: 53,743
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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	1996ⁿ	225	[222]	67	21	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		2003	238	[234]	81	36	5
		2005	242	[237]	84	42	6
		2007	243	[239]	84	44	7
		2009	242	[239]	84	43	7

	8	1996ⁿ	276	[271]	67	26	4
		2003	281	[276]	72	32	6
		2005	285	[278]	75	36	9
		2007	285	[280]	75	36	9
		2009	289	[282]	78	39	11

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1994ⁿ	213	[212]	59	27	6	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1998		218	[213]	64	30	6
	2002		224	[217]	70	35	8
	2003		221	[216]	67	33	7
	2005		223	[217]	70	36	8
	2007		224	[220]	70	36	10

	8		1998	264	[261]	76	32	2
		2002	268	[263]	78	37	4
		2003	264	[261]	76	33	3
		2005	265	[260]	75	34	3
		2007	265	[261]	77	34	3

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2005	153	[149]	71	28	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1996ⁿ	150	[148]	61	27	2
		2005	154	[147]	66	33	4

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	158	[153]	89	30	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	148	[148]	83	25	1
		2002	155	[152]	86	34	3
		2007	158	[154]	88	35	2

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (137K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (139K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (684K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (676K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (206K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (216K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (174K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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