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latest release 2022 Mathematics and Reading Report Cards at Grades 4 and 8

Compared to 2019 (before the pandemic):

  • Average scores declined in both subjects and grades.
  • Average scores declined for most states in both subjects and grades.
  • Students' confidence in their mathematics and reading skills declined.

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Student Performance Across Subjects

Changes in average scores and scores at selected percentiles, by subject and grade
Subject Grade Current Year Prior Year Average score Percentiles
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More About NAEP

The National Assessment of Educational Progress has been assessing what students know and can do since 1969.

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About NAEP Assessments

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)—a congressionally mandated large-scale assessment administered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)—consists of print and digital assessments in various subject areas.

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School Responses to COVID-19

The following resources about the impact of COVID provide additional context for understanding NAEP scores:

U.S. Education in the Time of COVID (Spring 2020 to fall 2021)

The NAEP Monthly School Survey (Spring 2021)

The School Pulse Panel (Monthly since summer 2021)