Performance Trends for States and Districts

Achievement-Level Results by State

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Lower percentages of fourth-grade public school students at or above NAEP Proficient in 3 states compared to 2022

  • In the 3 states with a lower percentage of students performing at or above NAEP Proficient in reading in 2024, decreases ranged from 4 to 6 percentage points.
  • Nationally, 30 percent of fourth-grade public school students performed at or above NAEP Proficient in reading in 2024, which was 2 percentage points lower compared to 2022.
  • In 2024, across the states/jurisdictions, the percentages of fourth-grade public school students performing at or above NAEP Proficient in reading ranged from 20 to 48 percent.

Explore the interactive map below to see which states/jurisdictions had changes in the percentage of fourth-grade students performing at or above NAEP Proficient or at or above NAEP Basic in reading between 2024 and previous assessment years.

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NOTE: NAEP achievement levels are to be used on a trial basis and should be interpreted and used with caution. It should be noted that the NAEP Proficient achievement level does not represent grade level proficiency as determined by other assessment standards (e.g., state or district assessments). DS = Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), a federally operated nonpublic school system responsible for educating children of military families. See more about DoDEA.
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Achievement-Level Results by District

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Higher percentage of public school fourth-graders perform at or above NAEP Proficient in 1 TUDA district compared to 2022

In 2024, across the 25 TUDA districts that participated in both 2024 and 2022,

  • 1 district had a higher percentage of public school students performing at or above NAEP Proficient than in 2022; and
  • no district showed decreases in the percentage at or above NAEP Proficient compared to 2022.

In 2024, twenty-six percent of fourth-grade public school students in large cities performed at or above the NAEP Proficient level in reading.  In 2024, across the 26 participating TUDA districts, the percentage of fourth-grade public school students performing at or above NAEP Proficient ranged from 5 to 39 percent; the percentage of students performing at or above NAEP Basic ranged from 20 to 67 percent. 

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Figure Changes in percentages at or above NAEP Proficient between 2022 and 2024 for fourth-grade public school students in NAEP reading, by district/jurisdiction
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NOTE: NAEP achievement levels are to be used on a trial basis and should be interpreted and used with caution. It should be noted that the NAEP Proficient achievement level does not represent grade level proficiency as determined by other assessment standards (e.g., state or district assessments). DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. The results for DCPS (District of Columbia Public Schools) include public schools only, while the results for the District of Columbia (DC) shown in the state portion of the report include results for both public schools and charter schools in DC. Large city includes public school students from all cities in the nation with populations of 250,000 or more including the participating districts.
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More State and District Data

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Profiles Tools

The State and District Profile Tools provide key information about the NAEP assessments for individual states/jurisdictions and participating TUDA districts. Use the state and district profiles tools to:

  • Compare performance in each state or district to performance nationwide or in other states or districts.
  • View each state or district performance over time.
  • Learn about students’ skills in various subjects.
  • See information about demographics and school characteristics.
  • Explore students' opportunities to learn.
  • Download snapshot reports.

Snapshots

Download a one-page report containing key findings and trends in a condensed format. Reports contain overall student results, bar charts showing NAEP achievement levels, and tables displaying results by key reporting groups.

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