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National Assessment of Educational Progress

Testing Schedule

NAEP assessments are typically conducted during a six-week testing window from the last week of January through the first week of March. National NAEP provides information on student performance nationally. State NAEP provides information on student performance for individual states.

NAEP
Schedule of Upcoming Assessments
Year National NAEP
(Subjects, grade levels)
State NAEP
(Subjects, grade levels)
2006-2007 Reading (4, 8)
Mathematics (4, 8)
Writing (8, 12)
Reading (4, 8)
Mathematics (4, 8)
Writing (8)
2007-2008 Arts (8)
Long-term trend*
 
2008-2009 Reading (4, 8, 12)
Mathematics (4, 8, 12)
Science (4, 8, 12)
High School Transcript Study
Reading (4, 8)
Mathematics (4, 8)
Science (4, 8)
2009-2010 U.S. History (4, 8, 12)
Civics (4, 8, 12)
Geography (4, 8, 12)
 
2010-2011 Reading (4, 8)
Mathematics (4, 8)
Writing (4, 8, 12)
Reading (4, 8)
Mathematics (4, 8)
Writing (4, 8)

* Long-term trend assessments, which date back to the 1970s, select students according to their age (9, 13, and 17) rather than by their grade level.

For the complete NAEP assessment schedule, visit http://www.nagb.org, and select the "About NAEP" tab in the left-hand margin.


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