NAEP -- State Profile: WY

Wyoming
	Contact Information Testing Director: Alan Moore NAEP Coordinator: William Donkersgoed Wyoming Department of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 85,193 Percent in Title I schools: 44.3% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 16.4% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 3.5% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 29.7% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 84.5% Black: 1.5% Hispanic: 9.4% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.1% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 3.5%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 52^* Number of schools: 385 Number of charter schools: 3 Per-pupil expenditures: $13,322 Pupil/teacher ratio: 12.6 Number of FTE teachers: 6,757
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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	225	[219]	69	19	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	223	[222]	64	19	1
		2000	229	[224]	71	25	2
		2003	241	[234]	87	39	4
		2005	243	[237]	87	43	5
		2007	244	[239]	88	44	5
		2009	242	[239]	87	40	4

	8	1990ⁿ	272	[262]	64	19	2
		1992ⁿ	275	[267]	67	21	2
		1996ⁿ	275	[271]	68	22	2
		2000	276	[272]	69	23	3
		2003	284	[276]	77	32	4
		2005	282	[278]	76	29	3
		2007	287	[280]	80	36	7
		2009	286	[282]	78	35	7

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	223	[215]	71	33	5	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		221	[212]	68	32	6
	1998		218	[213]	64	29	6
	2002		221	[217]	68	31	6
	2003		222	[216]	69	34	7
	2005		223	[217]	71	34	7
	2007		225	[220]	73	36	8

	8		1998	263	[261]	76	31	2
		2002	265	[263]	78	31	2
		2003	267	[261]	79	34	2
		2005	268	[260]	81	36	2
		2007	266	[261]	80	33	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	156	[145]	77	31	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		157	[149]	78	32	2

	8		1996ⁿ	158	[148]	71	34	2
		2000	156	[148]	69	34	3
		2005	159	[147]	74	37	3

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	150	[153]	85	23	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	146	[148]	81	23	1
		2002	151	[152]	86	28	1
		2007	158	[154]	91	34	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 (140K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (693K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (675K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (231K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (221K 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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