West Virginia Educational Profile

Demographics West Virginia Education Statistics, By Race, Ethnicity and Gender Links

DEMOGRAPHICS

Resident Population
	West Virginia	USA
total, 2001 estimate	1,801,916	284,796,887
percent White, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, 2000	94.6	69.1
percent Black or African American, 2000*	3.2	12.3
percent American Indian or Alaskan Native, 2000*	0.2	0.9
percent Asian, 2000*	0.5	3.6
percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2000*	**	0.1
percent Hispanic or Latino Origin, 2000	0.7	12.5
percent language other than English spoken at home, age 5+, 2000	2.7	17.9
percent below poverty, 1999	17.9	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 - Pennsylvania, http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54000.html

Student Enrollment, School Year 2000-2001
Race/Ethnicity	Number	Percent
American Indian/Alaskan Native	296	0.1
Black, Non-Hispanic	12,335	4.3
Asian/Pacific Islander	1,530	0.5
Hispanic	1,056	0.4
White, Non-Hispanic	271,071	94.7
Total	286,367	100.0
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data - America's Public Schools

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

Race/Ethnicity	Verbal	Math	Combined	Comparative Difference Relative to White Students
White	526	515	1041	__
African American or Black	441	409	850	-191
American Indian or Alaskan Native	485	482	967	-74
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	548	587	1135	+94
Mexican or Mexican American	__	__	__	__
Puerto Rican	536	531	1067	+26
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	555	577	1132	+91
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - West Virginia Report, The College Board.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Verbal	Math	Combined	Comparative Difference Relative to White Students
White	528	536	1064	__
African American or Black	428	419	847	-217
American Indian or Alaskan Native	449	448	897	-167
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	549	601	1150	+86
Mexican or Mexican American	__	__	__	__
Puerto Rican	__	__	__	__
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	559	600	1159	+95
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - West Virginia Report, The College Board.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Verbal	Math	Combined	Comparative Difference Relative to White Students
White	524	496	1020	__
African American or Black	450	402	852	-168
American Indian or Alaskan Native	520	515	1035	+15
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	546	567	1113	+93
Mexican or Mexican American	__	__	__	__
Puerto Rican	__	__	__	__
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	550	542	1092	+72
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - West Virginia Report, The College Board.

West 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	-4	-40	-44
African American or Black	+22	-17	+5
American Indian or Alaskan Native	+71	+67	+138
Asian, Asian American or Pacific Islander	-3	-34	-37
Mexican or Mexican American	__	__	__
Puerto Rican	__	__	__
Latin-American, South American, Central American or Other Hispanic or Latino	-9	-58	-67
Source: 2002 Profile of College-Bound Seniors - West Virginia Report, The College Board.

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NAEP STATE LEVEL DATA

    West 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	219	31
Black	192	6
Hispanic	196	14
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

    West 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	213	26
Female	219	31
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment

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

Race/Ethnicity	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
White	263	28
Black	246	13
Hispanic	***	***
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

    West 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	254	20
Female	269	35
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Reading Assessment

    West Virginia: Average Grade 8 Writing Scale Scores and Percentage of
    Students At or Above Proficiency Level By Race/Ethnicity, 1998

Race/Ethnicity	Average Scale Score	Percentage At or Above Proficient
White	145	19
Black	140	14
Hispanic	117	3
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.

    West 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	133	10
Female	155	27
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 1998 Writing Assessment

    West 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	2530	100.0	1.7	19.0	63.5	36.5
Male	1285	51.7	2.1	19.5	64.4	35.6
Female	1245	48.3	1.2	18.3	62.5	37.5
White	2191	86.8	1.7	20.2	66.0	34.0
Black	104	3.8	0.0	6.6	36.5	63.5
Hispanic	156	6.2	0.7	8.7	47.3	52.7
Asian/Pacific Islander	21	21	11.4	35.4	72.1	27.9
American Indian	55	55	1.5	16.9	51.8	48.2
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card"), National Center for Educational Statistics, 1996.

    West 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	2578	100	1.2	13.8	53.8	46.2
Male	1273	50.0	1.4	13.7	52.2	47.8
Female	1305	50.0	1.0	14.0	55.3	44.7
White	2371	92.0	1.3	14.6	55.6	44.4
Black	84	3.1	0.0	1.8	29.3	70.7
Hispanic	65	65	0.0	7.2	29.9	70.1
Asian/Pacific Islander	17	17	4.8	15.8	45.0	55.0
American Indian	41	41	0.0	5.0	40.4	59.6
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card"), National Center for Educational Statistics, 1996.

    West 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	2602	100.0	1.0	21.0	56.2	43.8
Male	1309	51.4	1.2	22.5	56.7	43.3
Female	1293	48.6	0.7	19.4	55.6	44.4
White	2354	90.0	1.0	22.4	58.8	41.2
Black	98	3.8	0.0	4.4	23.4	76.6
Hispanic	74	3.2	0.3	3.2	23.4	76.6
Asian/Pacific Islander	19	0.8	*****	*****	*****	*****
American Indian	56	2.3	*****	*****	*****	*****
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

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LINKS

• West Virginia Department of  Education
• West Virginia state laws/regulations/policies governing equity and access issues in education
• Profile of West Virginia's Efforts to Close the Digital Divide and data tables (Education Week, May 10, 2001)
• West Virginia Quick Facts - U.S. Census Bureau
• West Virginia Kids Count Fund Web Site
• West Virginia County Profiles
  

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