National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

NAEP is the largest nationally representative assessment of what students know and can do in a variety of subjects including arts, mathematics, reading, science, writing, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history.

• NAEP is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S. Department of Education.
• NAEP is different from our state assessment because it provides a common measure of student achievement across the country. The results are released as The Nation's Report Card, which provides information about student achievement to educators, parents, policymakers, and the public.

Things to know about NAEP:

• Your child's grades will not be affected
• NAEP depends on student participation to help policymakers improve education
• What every parent should know about NAEP

Introduce Your Student to NAEP:

This page was last updated on: October 31, 2022.