1.Chart 1 data compares West Virginia NAEP 4th grade Math scores with the national average of this test for the years 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2007. Average scores indicate West Virginia’s average is slightly below the national average in each of the selected years with the exception of 2005 in which the average for the state fell six points below the national average.
2. Graph 2 represents a comparison of percentage of IEP students among four states with the lowest personal per-capita income based on 2000 census data. As indicated, Mississippi actually matches the national average and Arkansas registers a statistic a half of a percentage point lower than the national average. However, New Mexico and West Virginia registered percentages of more than six and just under five respectively above the national average. Data would therefore indicate that factors other than per capita income influence IEP percentages in these states. Moreover, several high income states register higher percentages of IEP students possibly due to larger concentrations of inner city school systems.
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