NAEP Data Reports
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is developed and administered by IES. It is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas. Assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history.
Often called the "Nation's Report Card", NAEP provides information about trends in the State and national student achievement over time and allows educational achievement to be compared across States. Since 2002, the ESEA has required States, and LEAs if selected, to participate in the fourth and eighth grade NAEP assessments in reading and mathematics as a condition of receiving Title I funds. (ESEA sections 1111(g)(2)(D) and 1112(c)(3); 34 CFR § 200.11(a) and (b)). General information about NAEP is available at: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/.