Information for Public Schools

You Are Essential Partners in NAEP

As a teacher, my constant focus is to help students make progress in the classroom. NAEP helps with this mission by creating a common measure of student achievement across the country.

- Iris Garcia, Teacher, Biscayne Elementary Community School, Miami Beach, FL.

As school administrators, you are essential partners in NAEP. You select and empower a NAEP school coordinator, meet with teachers and students who will participate in the assessment, complete a questionnaire, and encourage your students to participate and do their best.

As teachers, you make an important contribution by completing a teacher survey questionnaire and encouraging your students to participate and give their full effort. When students take part in NAEP, we get the most accurate measure possible of student achievement across the country.

Take NAEP Now!Use this tool to gain immediate feedback on student performance, and compare results to national and state results.Learn More

Explore Sample QuestionsSee over 3,000 released questions from NAEP assessments in a variety of NAEP subject areas, including examples of students’ actual with scorer comments.Learn More

Has Your School Been Selected?

If your school has been selected to participate in NAEP, here is what you need to know.

NAEP's goal is minimal disruption to teachers and students.
NAEP representatives conduct the assessment and they lessen the burden on schools by providing support leading up to and on assessment day.
Student testing time is about 90 minutes.
NAEP reports on results for different demographic groups. There are no results for individual students, classrooms, or schools. No one involved in NAEP administration keeps personal information on participation after the assessments are completed.
Students, teachers, and school administrators are asked to complete survey questionnaires. These help provide a better understanding of educational experience and factors that may be related to students' learning.

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2024-2025 Resources for NAEP Assessments

During the 2024-2025 school year, the NAEP schedule includes Long-Term Trend (LTT) assessments in mathematics and reading at ages 9, 13, and 17. The LTT results will be released for the nation. NCES will also administer the NAEP 2025 field test to assess students at grades 4, 8, and 12 in mathematics and reading. Results from the field test will not be released but will inform future NAEP assessments.

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What Do NAEP Results Tell Us About Education?

NAEP reports provide more than just results in school subjects and grades. NAEP results show us how student groups perform over time, which states and select urban districts are closing achievement gaps, academic trends over time, and how course taking and grades correlate with high school graduation.

RECENT RESULTS STATE RESULTS DISTRICT RESULTS HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

Compared to 1998, the first year of the NAEP civics assessment, the average score for eighth graders increased by 4 points in 2014.

EXPLORE THE NATION'S REPORT CARD

Participating in a Digitally Based AssessmentDuring testing, NAEP provides all necessary equipment (tablets, ear buds, and administrative equipment). The only resources a school is requested to provide is space, desk or tables, and electricity. A tutorial will be provided prior to the assessment to teach students how to use the equipment and tools and to enter their responses. Questionnaires that capture the learning experience of students in and outside of the classroom will also be administered to students on tablets.Learn More

Last updated 12 June 2024 (DS)