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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.
Last updated 06 April 2009 (JK)

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