NAEP -- State Profile: AL

Alabama
	Contact Information Testing Director: Gloria Turner NAEP Coordinator: Rhonda Patton AL State Dept. of Education
Student, School/District Characteristics for Public Schools
Student Characteristics Number enrolled: 743,632 Percent in Title I schools: 55.2% With Individualized Education Programs (IEP): 11.9% Percent in limited-English proficiency programs: 2.5% Percent eligible for free/reduced lunch: 51.0% Racial/Ethnic Background White: 59.1% Black: 35.9% Hispanic: 3.2% Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.1% American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.8%	School/District Characteristics Number of school districts: 133^* Number of schools: 1,587 Number of charter schools: N/A Per-pupil expenditures: $8,419 Pupil/teacher ratio: 13.2 Number of FTE teachers: 56,134
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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	208	[219]	43	10	0	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
		1996ⁿ	212	[222]	48	11	1
		2000	217	[224]	55	13	1
		2003	223	[234]	65	19	1
		2005	225	[237]	66	21	2
		2007	229	[239]	70	26	3

	8	1990ⁿ	253	[262]	40	9	1
		1992ⁿ	252	[267]	39	10	1
		1996ⁿ	257	[271]	45	12	1
		2000	264	[272]	53	16	2
		2003	262	[276]	53	16	2
		2005	262	[278]	53	15	2
		2007	266	[280]	55	18	2

Reading (scale: 0-500)		4	1992ⁿ	207	[215]	51	20	3	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	1994ⁿ		208	[212]	52	23	5
	1998		211	[213]	56	24	4
	2002		207	[217]	52	22	4
	2003		207	[216]	52	22	5
	2005		208	[217]	53	22	4
	2007		216	[220]	62	29	7

	8		1998	255	[261]	67	22	1
		2002	253	[263]	64	21	1
		2003	253	[261]	65	22	2
		2005	252	[260]	63	22	2
		2007	252	[261]	62	21	1

Science (scale: 0-300)		4	2000	143	[145]	58	22	2	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient
	2005		142	[149]	58	21	2

	8		1996ⁿ	139	[148]	47	18	1
		2000	143	[148]	53	23	2
		2005	138	[147]	48	19	1

Writing (scale: 0-300)		4	2002	140	[153]	77	15	1	Scale Scores Achievement Levels Cross-State Comparison Maps: Scale Scores Percent at or Above Proficient

	8	4	1998	144	[148]	83	17	0
		2002	142	[152]	79	20	1
		2007	148	[154]	84	24	1

* Includes public schools only

ⁿ Accommodations were not permitted for this assessment

Related Material

State Report Cards:
Mathematics: Grade 4 (694K PDF), Mathematics: Grade 8 (701K PDF)
Reading: Grade 4 (697K PDF), Reading: Grade 8 (673K PDF)
Science: Grade 4 (230K PDF), Science: Grade 8 (221K PDF)
Writing: Grade 4 (128K PDF), Writing: Grade 8 (173K PDF)
Trial Urban District Assessment Snapshot Reports:
Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing

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