Experiences and Opportunities in Education

Social-Emotional Supports Provided by Schools

School administrators of students taking the 2024 NAEP mathematics assessment were asked: In this school year, have social-emotional supports (e.g., counseling or a toll-free hotline) been provided to students since the period of extended remote and hybrid learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic? Below are the full overall responses to this question, as well as the percentages of the combined “Yes for most students” and “Yes for all students” response categories across selected student groups and jurisdictions that participated in the NAEP state assessment and Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA).

Sixty percent of fourth-graders attended schools that provided social-emotional supports for all or most students

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Figure Percentage of fourth-grade students in NAEP mathematics whose schools reported whether social-emotional supports have been provided in the school year: 2024
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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Results by Student Group

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A larger percentage of lower-performing fourth-graders attended schools that provided social-emotional supports for all or most students

Figure Percentage of fourth-grade students in NAEP mathematics whose schools reported providing social-emotional supports to most or all students in the school year, by selected student group: 2024
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¹ Higher-performing students are those who scored at or above the 75th percentile and lower-performing students are those who scored below the 25th percentile.
*Significantly different (p < .05) from the selected category.

Results by State

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Across states/jurisdictions, the percentages of fourth-graders who attended public schools that provided social-emotional supports for all or most students ranged from 41 percent to 80 percent

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Figure Percentage of fourth-grade public school students in NAEP mathematics whose schools reported providing social-emotional supports to most or all students in the school year, by state/jurisdiction: 2024
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Compared to the nation (public), number of states/jurisdictions with a percentage that was:
NOTE: NP = Nation (public). DS = Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), a federally operated nonpublic school system responsible for educating children of military families. See more about DoDEA.

Results by District

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Across participating districts, the percentages of fourth-graders who attended public schools that provided social-emotional supports for all or most students ranged from 49 percent to 90 percent

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Figure Percentage of fourth-grade public school students in NAEP mathematics whose schools reported providing social-emotional supports to most or all students in the school year, by district/jurisdiction: 2024
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Percentage for district/jurisdiction
Percentage for the state where the district is located
NOTE: NP = Nation (public). DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. Large city includes public school students from all cities in the nation with populations of 250,000 or more including the participating districts.