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Sample sizes and target populations in the nation and states
Grade 4
Grade 8
Sample size and target population in NAEP mathematics at grade 8, by jurisdiction: 2007
State/jurisdiction Sample size Target population
   Nation 160,100 3,897,000
Public 154,300 3,547,000
Private 3,100 341,000
Alabama 2,800 57,000
Alaska 2,600 9,000
Arizona 2,800 74,000
Arkansas 2,400 34,000
California 8,200 465,000
Colorado 2,700 58,000
Connecticut 2,500 41,000
Delaware 2,800 10,000
Florida 4,100 192,000
Georgia 3,500 117,000
Hawaii 2,700 13,000
Idaho 2,800 20,000
Illinois 4,000 152,000
Indiana 2,700 80,000
Iowa 2,800 36,000
Kansas 2,700 33,000
Kentucky 2,700 46,000
Louisiana 2,400 47,000
Maine 2,700 15,000
Maryland 2,800 63,000
Massachusetts 3,700 69,000
Michigan 2,600 120,000
Minnesota 2,900 61,000
Mississippi 2,600 36,000
Missouri 2,800 70,000
Montana 2,600 11,000
Nebraska 2,700 21,000
Nevada 2,700 28,000
New Hampshire 2,800 16,000
New Jersey 2,800 106,000
New Mexico 2,800 26,000
New York 3,800 203,000
North Carolina 4,200 104,000
North Dakota 2,300 8,000
Ohio 3,800 138,000
Oklahoma 2,600 42,000
Oregon 2,700 39,000
Pennsylvania 2,800 139,000
Rhode Island 2,700 12,000
South Carolina 2,700 51,000
South Dakota 2,900 9,000
Tennessee 2,900 75,000
Texas 7,300 297,000
Utah 2,800 36,000
Vermont 2,000 7,000
Virginia 2,800 92,000
Washington 3,000 77,000
West Virginia 2,800 21,000
Wisconsin 2,700 62,000
Wyoming 1,900 7,000
Other jurisdictions    
   District of Columbia 2,000 5,000
   DoDEA1 1,600 6,000
1 Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The national totals include Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools) and Bureau of Indian Education schools, which are not included in either the public or private totals. Estimates for jurisdictions are for public schools only. The sample size is rounded to the nearest hundred. The target population is rounded to the nearest thousand. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Mathematics Assessment.

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