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Wisconsin

Wisconsin
 
Contact Information
Testing Director: Lynette Russell
NAEP Coordinator: Angela Dugas
WI State Dept. of Education

Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
 
Student Characteristics
Number enrolled: 876,700
Percent in Title I schools: 45.3%
With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 14.7%
Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 4.4%
Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 31.0%
 
Racial/Ethnic Background
White: 77.3%
Black: 10.5%
Hispanic: 7.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.6%
American Indian/Alaskan Native: 1.5%
School/District Characteristics
Number of school districts: 425*
Number of schools: 2,241
Number of charter schools: 191
Per-pupil expenditures: $10,317
Pupil/teacher ratio: 14.8
Number of FTE teachers: 59,089
 
'--' : data unavailable
* 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 229 [219] 71 24 2
1996n 231 [222] 74 27 3
2003 237 [234] 79 35 4
2005 241 [237] 84 40 5
2007 244 [239] 85 47 7
2009 244 [239] 85 45 8
8 1990n 274 [262] 66 23 3
1992n 278 [267] 71 27 3
1996n 283 [271] 75 32 5
2003 284 [276] 75 35 6
2005 285 [278] 76 36 7
2007 286 [280] 76 37 8
2009 288 [282] 79 39 8

Reading
(scale: 0-500)
4 1992n 224 [215] 71 33 6
1994n 224 [212] 71 35 7
1998 222 [213] 69 34 6
2003 221 [216] 68 33 7
2005 221 [217] 67 33 7
2007 223 [220] 70 36 8
8 1998 265 [261] 78 34 2
2003 266 [261] 77 37 3
2005 266 [260] 77 35 3
2007 264 [261] 76 33 3

Science
(scale: 0-300)
4 2005 158 [149] 77 35 3
8 1996n 160 [148] 73 39 4
2005 158 [147] 70 39 5

Writing
(scale: 0-300)
8 1998 153 [148] 88 28 1
2007 158 [154] 89 36 2
* Includes public schools only
n Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

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