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NAEP Technical DocumentationFourth- and Eighth-Grade Schools and Enrollment in Public School Sampling Frame

The following table displays, by jurisdiction, the number of fourth- and eighth-grade public schools and their enrollment, as contained in the sampling frame. Grade-specific enrollment was estimated for each school as the average grade enrollment for grades 1 through 8 with enrollment.

Number of schools and enrollment in public school sampling frame, by grade, state assessment: By jurisdiction, 2005

Jurisdiction	Fourth grade		Eighth grade
	Schools	Enrollment	Schools	Enrollment
Total	52,292	3,734,078	27,456	3,787,983
Alabama	787	58,623	519	59,478
Alaska	366	10,214	283	10,945
Arizona	1,022	71,948	666	72,502
Arkansas	528	34,754	356	36,979
California	5,579	493,473	2,473	473,626
California–Los Angeles	457	62,609	111	53,439
California–San Diego	129	11,726	40	10,494
Colorado	929	57,259	454	58,206
Connecticut	595	44,184	255	44,002
Delaware	105	9,916	71	9,659
Florida	1,879	193,745	1,051	201,513
Georgia	1,134	116,279	459	119,412
Georgia–Atlanta	67	4,754	17	4,109
Hawaii	195	14,731	72	13,755
Idaho	342	19,107	179	19,894
Illinois	2,369	160,736	1,599	159,808
Illinois–Chicago	468	35,839	441	34,372
Indiana	1,135	79,957	474	79,197
Iowa	712	34,662	407	37,474
Kansas	761	34,683	420	36,000
Kentucky	771	48,977	402	49,892
Louisiana	834	58,250	675	60,538
Maine	376	15,290	232	16,633
Maryland	843	65,509	292	67,931
Massachusetts	1,049	74,646	462	77,896
Massachusetts–Boston	81	4,632	36	5,316
Michigan	2,075	130,997	1,058	137,931
Minnesota	962	61,320	686	65,775
Mississippi	450	39,636	295	38,976
Missouri	1,147	68,943	670	72,230
Montana	427	11,163	283	12,354
Nebraska	774	21,614	450	22,892
Nevada	320	30,244	127	30,197
New Hampshire	264	15,976	134	17,106
New Jersey	1,355	102,121	704	101,990
New Mexico	409	24,525	195	25,572
New York	2,321	212,426	1,158	213,869
New York–New York	675	76,947	315	70,776
North Carolina	1,302	105,633	659	106,564
North Carolina–Charlotte	87	8,844	32	8,778
North Dakota	295	7,587	207	8,237
Ohio	2,098	140,064	1,029	145,290
Ohio–Cleveland	88	6,411	63	5,909
Oklahoma	912	46,924	603	47,150
Oregon	758	41,933	367	43,811
Pennsylvania	1,815	135,464	823	146,323
Rhode Island	193	12,581	56	12,604
South Carolina	587	53,672	274	54,185
South Dakota	348	9,391	274	10,120
Tennessee	963	71,590	557	71,598
Texas	3,833	325,182	2,083	321,869
Texas–Austin	76	6,017	21	5,430
Texas–Houston	199	17,559	58	13,968
Utah	477	36,600	173	35,809
Vermont	233	7,365	131	7,729
Virginia	1,120	90,753	400	94,913
Washington	1,200	76,326	618	79,874
West Virginia	456	21,386	204	22,103
Wisconsin	1,157	61,603	617	67,587
Wyoming	204	6,402	101	7,085
Other jurisdictions
Bureau of Indian Affairs	147	3,993	123	3,633
District of Columbia	121	5,986	42	4,408
Department of Defense	134	9,708	76	7,470
Puerto Rico	1,036	48,027	415	45,389
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2005 Assessment.

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