Virginia State Educational Profile

Demographics Student Achievement Statistics By Race, Ethnicity and Gender Links

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DEMOGRAPHICS

Resident Population
	Virginia	USA
total, 2001 estimate	7,187,734	284,796,887
percent White, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, 2000	72.3	69.1
percent Black or African American, 2000*	19.6	12.3
percent American Indian or Alaskan Native, 2000*	0.3	0.9
percent Asian, 2000*	3.7	3.6
percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2000*	0.1	0.1
percent Hispanic or Latino Origin, 2000	4.7	12.5
percent language other than English spoken at home, age 5+, 2000	11.1	17.9
percent below poverty, 1999	9.6	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 - Virginia, http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51000.html

Student Enrollment, as of 9/30/2002
Race/Ethnicity	Number	Percent
American Indian/Alaska Native	3,382	0.3
Black, Not Hispanic	317,264	27.0
Asian/Pacific Islander	52,925	4.5
Hispanic	71,784	6.1
White, Not Hispanic	721,366	61.3
Unspecified	9,836	0.8
Total	1,176,557	100.0
Source: calculated from Fall Membership as of 9/30/2002, Virginia Department of Education. http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/dbpubs/Fall_Membership/2002/fm_sch_grade_race.xls

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VIRGINIA EDUCATION 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 & Ethnicity, 2002
5. Stanford 9 Achievement Test, Grade 4, Mean Scale Scores, Fall 1998
6. Stanford 9 Achievement Test, Grade 6, Mean Scale Scores, Fall 1998
7. Stanford 9 Achievement Test, Grade 9, Mean Scale Scores, Fall 1998
8. NAEP Average Grade 4 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Race & Ethnicity, 1998
9. NAEP Average Grade 4 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Gender, 1998
10. NAEP Average Grade 8 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Race & Ethnicity, 1998
11. NAEP Average Grade 8 Reading Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Gender, 1998
12. NAEP Average Grade 8 Writing Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Race & Ethnicity, 1998
13. NAEP Average Grade 8 Writing Scale Scores and Percentage of Students At or Above Proficiency Level, By Gender, 1998
14. NAEP Mathematics Results for Grade 4 Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels, 1996
15. NAEP Mathematics Results for Grade 8 Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels, 1996
16. NAEP Science Results for Grade 8 Weighted Percentages of Students Below, At or Above Achievement Levels, 1996

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

Race/Ethnicity	Verbal	Math	Combined	Comparative Difference Relative to White Students
White	532	526	1058	__
African American or Black	430	418	848	-210
American Indian or Alaskan Native	498	483	981	-77
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	505	550	1055	-3
Mexican or Mexican American	505	505	1010	-48
Puerto Rican	490	477	967	-91
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	483	485	968	-90
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - Virginia Report, The College Board.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Verbal	Math	Combined	Comparative Difference Relative to White Students
White	535	546	1081	__
African American or Black	426	429	855	-226
American Indian or Alaskan Native	496	498	994	-87
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	506	568	1074	-7
Mexican or Mexican American	508	531	1039	-42
Puerto Rican	490	498	988	-93
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	490	506	996	-85
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - Virginia Report, The College Board.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Verbal	Math	Combined	Comparative Difference Relative to White Students
White	530	509	1039	__
African American or Black	433	410	843	-196
American Indian or Alaskan Native	500	470	970	-69
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	504	535	1039	0
Mexican or Mexican American	503	486	989	-50
Puerto Rican	490	461	951	-88
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	477	468	945	-94
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - Virginia Report, The College Board.

Virginia: 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	-37	-42
African American or Black	+7	-19	-12
American Indian or Alaskan Native	+4	-28	-24
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	-2	-33	-35
Mexican or Mexican American	-5	-45	-40
Puerto Rican	0	-37	-37
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	-13	-38	-51
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - Virginia Report, The College Board.

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VIRGINIA STATE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM STATISTICS

Stanford 9 Achievement Test, Fall 1998, Grade 4,
Mean Scale Scores By Race/Ethnicity

Category	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaskan Native
Reading	639.0	606.5	617.3	637.2	634.8
Mathematics	616.8	588.9	600.6	630.7	614.2
Language	607.1	581.5	592.7	619.6	606.6
Source: Virginia State Department of Education, Virginia State Assessment Program, 1998 Detail Report

Stanford 9 Achievement Test, Fall 1998, Grade 6
Mean Scale Scores By Race/Ethnicity

Category	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaskan Native
Reading	676.9	646.9	660.7	677.9	662.2
Mathematics	668.0	637.0	653.0	683.3	651.9
Language	636.0	613.3	622.4	643.8	622.6
Source: Virginia State Department of Education, Virginia State Assessment Program, 1998 Detail Report

Stanford 9 Achievement Test, Fall 1998, Grade 9
Mean Scale Scores By Race/Ethnicity

Category	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaskan Native
Reading	710.6	682.2	692.9	708.6	698.4
Mathematics	698.2	668.4	681.6	712.0	686.6
Language	662.5	637	645.2	666.3	649.9
Source: Virginia State Department of Education, Virginia State Assessment Program, 1998 Detail Report

 

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NAEP STATE LEVEL DATA
         
Virginia: 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	226	38
Black	203	13
Hispanic	198	13
Asian/Pacific Islander	230	38
American Indian	n.a.	n.a.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment

    Virginia: 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	214	26
Female	223	33
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment

    Virginia:  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	274	42
Black	249	12
Hispanic	253	21
Asian/Pacific Islander	271	39
American Indian	n.a.	n.a.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment

    Virginia: 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	262	28
Female	271	38
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment

    Virginia: 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	159	33
Black	140	12
Hispanic	146	17
Asian/Pacific Islander	163	41
American Indian	n.a.	n.a.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Writing Assessment

    Virginia: 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	144	17
Female	164	39
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Writing Assessment

    Virginia: 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	2586	100.0	1.9	19.3	61.9	38.1
White	1668	65.4	2.4	24.9	72.8	27.2
Black	636	23.7	0.1	4.2	33.6	66.4
Hispanic	150	5.9	0.4	9.3	51.6	48.4
Asian/Pacific Islander	82	3.1	7.9	39.0	80.0	20.0
American Indian	48	1.9	0.0	14.8	39.6	60.4
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card"), National Center for Educational Statistics, 1996.

    Virginia: 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	2545	100.0	3.0	21.1	58.5	41.5
White	1698	65.8	3.9	27.6	70.7	29.3
Black	604	24.2	0.1	3.6	25.8	74.2
Hispanic	118	4.9	1.6	8.7	43.7	56.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	99	4.1	7.0	37.7	74.2	25.8
American Indian	25	1.0	3.2	9.8	46.8	53.2
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card"), National Center for Educational Statistics, 1996.

    Virginia: NAEP Science 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	2552	100.0	2.4	27.3	59.1	40.9
White	1658	64.4	3.3	35.9	71.5	28.5
Black	619	24.4	0.1	6.0	26.8	73.2
Hispanic	128	5.2	0.1	11.6	37.2	62.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	117	4.8	5.5	40.6	82.1	17.9
American Indian	29	1.2	*****	*****	*****	*****
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

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LINKS

• Virginia Department of Education
• Virginia state laws/regulations/policies governing equity and access issues in education
• Profile of the Virginia's Efforts to Close the Digital Divide and data tables (Education Week, May 10, 2001)
• Virginia Quick Facts -- U.S. Census Bureau
• Newport News Public Schools Website

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