Virginia Profile

STUDENT ENROLLMENT 2008-2009

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. 2008-9

	Number	Percent
Native American/Alaskan Native	3,751	.30%
Asian/Pacific Islander	70,475	5.70%
African American	317,658	25.70%
Latino	110,691	8.96%
White (Non-Latino)	698,634	56.53%
Total	1,201,209	97.19%

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION (NAEP) PROGRESS DATA

By Race/Ethnicity

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NAEP Data Explorer 2009

READING: Grades 4 and 8, Percent Scoring “Basic or Below Basic”
	Grade 4	grade 8
Asian/Pacific Islander	43%	51%
African American	83%	86%
Latino	73%	78%
White (Non-Latino)	52%	60%
Latino-White Gap	21%	18%
African American-White Gap	31%	26%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NAEP Data Explorer 2009

MATH: Grades 4 and 8, Percent Scoring “Basic or Below Basic”
	Grade 4	grade 8
Asian/Pacific Islander	36%	46%
African American	83%	86%
Latino	72%	77%
White (Non-Latino)	46%	56%
Latino-White Gap	26%	21%
African American-White Gap	37%	30%

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NAEP Data Explorer 2009

SCIENCE: Grades 4 and 8, Percent Scoring “Basic or Below Basic”
	Grade 4	grade 8
Asian/Pacific Islander	39%	51%
African American	82%	89%
Latino	68%	80%
White (Non-Latino)	41%	52%
Latino-White Gap	27%	28%
African American-White Gap	41%	36%

By Gender

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NAEP Data Explorer 2009

READING AND MATH: Grades 4 and 8, Percent Scoring “Basic or Below Basic”
	Grade 4		grade 8
	Male	Female	Male	Female
Reading	65%	57%	75%	60%
Math	55%	60%	62%	67%
Science	55%	53%	60%	67%

By ELL Status

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NAEP Data Explorer 2009

READING AND MATH: Grades 4 and 8, Percent Scoring “Basic or Below Basic”
	Grade 4		grade 8
	ELL	Non-ELL	ELL	Non-ELL
Reading	88%	60%	91%	67%
Math	81%	56%	86%	63%
Science	80%	53%	95%	63%

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