NAEP -- State Profile: nc

North Carolina
	Contact Information Testing Director: Lou Fabrizio NAEP Coordinator: Iris Garner NC Department of Public Instruction
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 1,444,481 Percent in Title I schools: 37.9% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 13.3% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 6.1% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 43.2% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 57.5% Black: 29.2% Hispanic: 9.6% Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.3% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 1.5%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 125^* Number of schools: 2,513 Number of charter schools: 100 Per-pupil expenditures: $7,941 Pupil/teacher ratio: 13.8 Number of FTE teachers: 104,412
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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	213	[219]	50	13	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	224	[222]	64	21	2
		2000	230	[224]	73	25	3
		2003	242	[234]	85	41	6
		2005	241	[237]	83	40	7
		2007	242	[239]	85	41	6
		2009	244	[239]	87	43	8

	8	1990ⁿ	250	[262]	38	9	1
		1992ⁿ	258	[267]	47	12	1
		1996ⁿ	268	[271]	56	20	3
		2000	276	[272]	67	27	5
		2003	281	[276]	72	32	7
		2005	282	[278]	72	32	7
		2007	284	[280]	73	34	8
		2009	284	[282]	74	36	9

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	212	[215]	56	25	5	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		214	[212]	59	30	8
	1998		213	[213]	58	27	6
	2002		222	[217]	67	32	7
	2003		221	[216]	66	33	8
	2005		217	[217]	62	29	7
	2007		218	[220]	64	29	6

	8		1998	262	[261]	74	30	2
		2002	265	[263]	76	32	2
		2003	262	[261]	72	29	2
		2005	258	[260]	69	27	2
		2007	259	[261]	71	28	2

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	147	[145]	63	23	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		149	[149]	65	25	2

	8		1996ⁿ	147	[148]	56	24	2
		2000	145	[148]	54	25	3
		2005	144	[147]	53	22	2

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	159	[153]	88	32	4	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	150	[148]	85	27	1
		2002	157	[152]	87	34	3
		2007	153	[154]	87	29	1

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (140K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (140K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (693K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (679K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (219K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (222K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (129K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (174K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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