Delaware State Educational Profile

Demographics Student Achievement Statistics By Race, Ethnicity and Gender Footnotes Links

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DEMOGRAPHICS

Resident Population
	Delaware	USA
total, 2001 estimate	796,165	284,796,887
percent White, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, 2000	72.5	69.1
percent Black or African American, 2000*	19.2	12.3
percent American Indian or Alaskan Native, 2000*	0.3	0.9
percent Asian, 2000*	2.1	3.6
percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2000*	**	0.1
percent Hispanic or Latino Origin, 2000	4.8	12.5
percent language other than English spoken at home, age 5+, 2000	9.5	17.9
percent below poverty, 1999	9.2	12.4
* includes only persons reporting one race. ** greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown Source: U.S. Census Bureau, State and County Quickfacts - Delaware, http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/10000.html

Student Enrollment, Fall 2002
Race/Ethnicity	Number	Percent
American Indian	367	0.31
African American	36,530	31.37
Asian American	3,034	2.61
Hispanic	8,427	7.24
White	68,086	58.47
Total	116,444	100.00
Source: Delaware Department of Education, Racial/Ethnic Report Enrollment By District, Fall 2002

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DELAWARE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT STATISTICS, BY RACE, ETHNICITY AND GENDER

1. Mean SAT Scores, By Race & Ethnicity, 2002
2. Mean SAT Scores for Males, By Race & Ethnicity, 2002
3. Mean SAT Scores for Females, By Race & Ethnicity, 2002
4. Mean SAT Scores, Male/Female Comparison, By Race and Ethnicity, 2002
5. NAEP Average Grade 4 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Race & Ethnicity, 1998
6. NAEP Average Grade 4 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Gender, 1998
7. NAEP Average Grade 8 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Race & Ethnicity, 1998
8. NAEP Average Grade 8 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Gender, 1998
9. NAEP Average Grade 8 Writing Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Race & Ethnicity, 1998
10. NAEP Average Grade 8 Writing Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Gender, 1998
11. NAEP Mathematics Results for Grade 4 Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels, 1996
12. NAEP Mathematics Results for Grade 8 Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels, 1996
13. NAEP Science Results for Grade 8 Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels, 1996

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 Delaware: Mean SAT Scores, By Race and Ethnicity, 2002

Race/Ethnicity	Verbal	Math	Combined	Comparative Difference Relative to White Students
White	520	519	1039	___
African American or Black	423	413	836	-203
American Indian or Alaskan Native	489	504	993	-46
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	526	570	1096	+57
Mexican or Mexican American	431	441	872	-167
Puerto Rican	456	443	899	-140
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	490	491	981	-58
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - Delaware Report, The College Board.

Delaware: Mean SAT Scores for Males, By Race and Ethnicity, 2002

Race/Ethnicity	Verbal	Math	Combined	Comparative Difference Relative to White Students
White	523	537	1060	___
African American or Black	417	419	836	-224
American Indian or Alaskan Native	472	492	964	-96
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	532	585	1120	+60
Mexican or Mexican American	468	492	960	-100
Puerto Rican	441	460	901	-159
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	503	519	1021	-39
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - Delaware Report, The College Board.

Delaware: Mean SAT Scores for Females, By Race and Ethnicity, 2002

Race/Ethnicity	Verbal	Math	Combined	Comparative Difference Relative to White Students
White	518	503	1021	__
African American or Black	427	409	836	-185
American Indian or Alaskan Native	519	526	1045	+24
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	520	555	1075	+54
Mexican or Mexican American	395	391	786	-235
Puerto Rican	469	428	897	-124
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	482	472	954	-67
Source: 1999 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - Delaware Report, The College Board.

   Delaware: Mean SAT Scores, Male/Female Comparison, By Race and Ethnicity, 2002

Race/Ethnicity	Score Differential for  Females Compared with Males
	Verbal	Math	Combined
White	-5	-34	-39
African American or Black	+10	-10	0
American Indian or Alaskan Native	+47	+34	+81
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	-12	-30	-42
Mexican or Mexican American	-73	-101	-174
Puerto Rican	+28	-32	-4
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	-21	-47	-68
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - Delaware Report, The College Board.

 

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NAEP STATE LEVEL DATA

           
    Delaware: Average Grade 4 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of
     Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Race/Ethnicity,
        For Public Schools Only, 1998

Race/Ethnicity	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
White	220	31
Black	199	12
Hispanic	193	11
Asian/Pacific Islander	***	***
American Indian	***	***
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment *** Sample size too small to permit a reliable estimate

    Delaware: NAEP Average Grade 4 Reading Scale Scores and
    Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Gender,
    For Public Schools Only, 1998

Gender	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
Male	208	21
Female	216	28
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment

    
    Delaware:  Average Grade 8 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of
    Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Race/Ethnicity,
        For Public Schools Only,  1998

Race/Ethnicity	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
White	264	32
Black	239	10
Hispanic	244	17
Asian/Pacific Islander	***	***
American Indian	***	***
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment *** Sample size insufficient to permit a reliable estimate

    Delaware: NAEP Average Grade 8 Reading Scale Scores and
    Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Gender,
    For Public Schools Only, 1998

Gender	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
Male	249	19
Female	262	31
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment

    Delaware: Average Grade 8 Writing Scale Scores and Percentage of
    Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Race/Ethnicity,
    For Public Schools Only, 1998

Race/Ethnicity	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
White	152	29
Black	130	9
Hispanic	132	14
Asian/Pacific Islander	***	***
American Indian	***	***
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Writing Assessment *** Sample size too small to permit a reliable estimate

    Delaware: NAEP Average Grade 8 Writing Scale Scores and
    Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Gender,
    For Public Schools Only, 1998

Gender	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
Male	134	13
Female	156	32
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Writing Assessment

    Delaware: NAEP Mathematics Results for Grade 4
    Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels,
    By Race/Ethnicity, Public Schools 1996

Race/Ethnicity	N	Weighted Percentage	Achievement Level
			Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic
Total	1984	80.9	1.4	15.9	53.6	46.4
Male	984	40.1	1.7	16.8	54.2	45.8
Female	1000	40.8	1.1	15.1	52.9	47.1
White	1247	49.7	2.0	21.9	67.8	32.2
Black	483	20.4	0.2	4.0	27.5	72.5
Hispanic	168	7.5	0.4	6.2	28.3	71.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	32	32	4.3	35.7	76.3	23.7
American Indian	54	54	0.5	12.2	45.7	54.3
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card"), National Center for Educational Statistics, 1996.

    Delaware: NAEP Mathematics Results for Grade 8
    Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels,
    By Race/Ethnicity, Public Schools, 1996

Race/Ethnicity	N	Weighted Percentage	Achievement Level
			Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic
Total	1798	81.9	3.0	18.9	55.1	44.9
Male	875	40.0	3.7	20.7	57.8	42.2
Female	923	41.9	2.4	17.2	52.6	47.4
White	1207	54.2	3.7	24.0	65.7	34.3
Black	417	19.4	0.3	3.6	26.6	73.4
Hispanic	91	4.4	0.8	7.9	35.9	64.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	49	2.4	14.7	55.1	84.5	15.5
American Indian	33	1.4	1.1	9.7	52.5	47.5
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card"), National Center for Educational Statistics, 1996.

    Delaware: NAEP Science Results for Grade 8
    Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels,
    By Race/Ethnicity, 1996

Race/Ethnicity	N	Weighted Percentage	Achievement Level
			Advanced	Proficient	Basic	Below Basic
Total	1903	83.5	1.2	20.6	50.9	49.1
Male	953	42.5	1.6	22.6	53.1	46.9
Female	950	41.0	0.9	18.6	48.7	51.3
White	1239	53.4	1.6	27.8	63.8	36.2
Black	470	21.4	0.3	6.2	25.6	74.4
Hispanic	133	6.1	0.2	4.8	22.4	77.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	32	1.3	*****	*****	*****	*****
American Indian	29	1.3	*****	*****	*****	*****
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card"), National Center for Educational Statistics, 1996.        *****sample size too small to permit reliable estimate

LINKS

• Delaware Department of  Education
• Profile of Delaware's Efforts to Close the Digital Divide and data tables (Education Week, May 10, 2001)
• Delaware Education Research and Development Center -- University of Delaware
• Delaware Quick Facts -- U.S. Census Bureau
• School Reports for Delaware Education
  

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