NAEP, The Nation's Report Card

The 2026 assessments are on track to begin later this month. The assessment schedule includes: *️⃣ Math and reading assessments for grades 4 and 8 *️⃣ Civics and U.S. history assessments for grade 8 *️⃣ Pilot math and reading assessments for grades 4, 8, and 12

Learn more about 12th-graders' postsecondary plans in our report card: nationsreportcard.gov/reports/mathem…

With graduation season approaching, here's a look at how 12th-graders reported their postsecondary plans from the most recent 2024 assessment.

Start digging into the data with the SES Index Dashboard: nationsreportcard.gov/dashboards/ses…

Are you familiar with the #NAEP Socioeconomic Status (SES) Index? We expanded our reporting of SES, allowing for a more comprehensive picture of the student population and how students of different SES perform on NAEP. Learn more and see some data in this overview.

For Math & Statistics Awareness Month, each week we'll be sharing a #NAEP question focused on data analysis, statistics, and probability. First up, this question from the 2024 math assessment for 8th-graders. ⬇️

How have 8th-graders in your state responded? See the results for "I finish whatever I begin.": bit.ly/4lK51eM

"I finish whatever I begin." How well do 8th- and 12th-graders feel like that statement describes them? See how they've responded to this and other statements about perseverance. ⬇️

A message of thanks to the #NAEP 2026 participants from Matt Soldner, Acting Commissioner of @EdNCES. Your time and effort will help us collectively make smart, data-driven decisions that help students. Thank you!

Reminder: Public comments are due by Friday on potential updates to the #NAEP civics framework. Thank you in advance for your input.

When will the results be released? Looking ahead, we expect to release the math and reading results in early 2027, followed by civics and U.S. history results later that summer.

As of Friday, we have officially completed the #NAEP 2026 assessments! Thank you to everyone who participated and to our dedicated field staff who represent the program with such professionalism from school to school. We appreciate you!

See the trends for your state or district in our report card: nationsreportcard.gov/reports/mathem…

In grade 8 math, scores in 2024 remained lower than before the pandemic for students across the selected percentiles.

As we wrap up the 2026 assessments, here’s a quick look at math results over time for 4th- and 8th-graders. ⬇️

Try it here: nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore

Want to create crosstabs with #NAEP data? Check out the NAEP Data Explorer—with improved loading time! You can see data like the percentages of male & female 8th-graders crossed with different levels of confidence in math skills, & how those percentages have changed over time.

We’re officially in the homestretch of the 2026 assessment window! As of last week, more than 450,000 students in ~12,000 schools have taken part in #NAEP. Thank you to everyone who has participated and to all of our field staff for helping to make this important work possible.

You can see the percentages of students who answered each of these questions correctly in our report card: nationsreportcard.gov/reports/mathem…

For Pi Day, we're taking a closer look at what students know and can do in math. Here are a few #NAEP questions, by level of difficulty, that 8th-graders answered in 2024. What stands out to you?