NAEP
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally continuing evaluation of the condition of education in the United States. NAEP has served as a national yardstick of student achievement since 1969.
Through The Nation’s Report Card, NAEP informs the public what American students know in various subject areas and compares achievement among states, large urban districts, and various student groups.
NAEP is a congressionally mandated program administered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the U.S. Department of Education.
The National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) oversees and sets policy for NAEP.
Please take a moment to view the video: NAEP - The Nation’s Report Card
For information about NAEP… Please feel free to contact ADE at [email protected].
Please feel free to visit:
- National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB): www.nagb.gov
- National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES): www.nces.ed.gov
General Information
2020 NAEP
2019-2020 Administration of NAEP
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is preparing for the 2019-2020 school year. NCES will be administering a national Long-Term Trend (LTT) assessment. Results from the LTT are based on nationally representative student samples at ages 9, 13, and 17.
NCES will be administering the LTT assessment on the following dates:
- Age 13 October 14 - December 20, 2019
- Age 9 January 6 - March 13, 2020
- Age 17 March 16 - May 22, 2020
On assessment day, students will complete three 15-minute subject matter blocks in either reading or mathematics as well as complete a 5-minute questionnaire.
The LLT is taking place as a part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in the United States know and can do in various subjects. It is administered within the U.S. Department of Education. Selected schools represent schools across the nation and provide an accurate picture of student performance.
The data collected can be linked to NAEP assessments conducted in the early 1970s to measure progress over time. National-level results will be released as The Nation’s Report Card. Information about NAEP can be found at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard.
Arizona’s 10-Year NAEP Trend Remains Strong
The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) has released fourth and eighth grade math and reading results from the 2017 administration of NAEP. As Arizona continues to tackle numerous important educational challenges, the Arizona 10-year trend (2007-2017) for NAEP scale scores remain strong.
The Arizona scale score increases in the 10-year trend (2007-2017) are as follows:
+8 in Grade 8 Reading - (only 2 states in the nation exhibited stronger growth)
+6 in Grade 8 Math - (only 1 state in the nation exhibited stronger growth)
+5 in Grade 4 Reading - (only 2 states in the nation exhibited stronger growth)
+2 in Grade 4 Math - (as compared to the nation which exhibited 0 growth)
2017 Arizona Grade 8 Math
- Arizona students had an average scale score that equaled the national average scale score (282).
- Arizona Asian students had an average scale score of 316; this was a +11 scale-point improvement from that of Arizona Asian students in 2015 (305).
- Arizona African-American students had an average scale score of 272; this was a +3 scale-point improvement from that of Arizona African-American students in 2015 (269).
- Arizona American Indian/Alaskan Native students had an average scale score of 263; this was a +3 scale-point improvement from that of Arizona American Indian/Alaskan Native students in 2015 (260).
2017 Arizona Grade 4 Math
- Arizona students had an average scale of 234; this was a -4 scale-point decrease from that of Arizona students in 2015 (238).
- Arizona American Indian/Alaskan Native students had an average scale score of 223; this was a +3 scale-point improvement from that of Arizona American Indian/Alaskan Native students in 2015 (220).
2017 Arizona Grade 8 Reading
- Arizona students maintained the same average scale score in 2017 that they received in 2015 (263).
- Arizona students with a disability (SD) had an average scale score of 233; this was +7 scale-point improvement from that of Arizona SD students in 2015 (226).
- Arizona African-American students had an average scale score of 254; this was a +5 scale-point improvement from that of Arizona African-American students in 2015 (249).
- Arizona American Indian/Alaskan Native students had an average scale score of 254; this was a +10 scale-point improvement from that of Arizona American Indian/Alaskan Native students in 2015 (244).
2017 Arizona Grade 4 Reading
- Arizona students maintained the same average scale score in 2017 that they received in 2015 (263).
- Arizona SD students had an average scale score of 183; this was +6 scale-point improvement from that of Arizona SD students in 2015 (177).
- Arizona English Learner (EL) students had an average scale score of 171; this was a +6 scale-point improvement from that of Arizona EL students in 2015 (165).
- Arizona white students had an average scale score of 232; this was a +3 scale-point improvement from that of Arizona white students in 2015 (229).
