NAEP Update
NAEP was successfully administered throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Department of Defense schools during the 2024 assessment window. 15,000 schools participated in NAEP nationally during this assessment cycle. The National Commission of Education Statistics is planning to release Grade 4 and Grade 8 Math and Reading results for Arizona in January 2025. Data for Grade 8 and Grade 12 Science is only available at the national level, and state level data is not produced. This is all part of the unique and planned design of NAEP.
NAEP is currently undergoing modernization efforts. The goal of the NAEP alliance is to assess students on their devices for the operational 2026 assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, NAEP is conducting a field test of the new design to verify that schools are ready to use the E-NAEP platform to participate in NAEP. The E-NAEP platform is an app that schools and districts will need to install on the student devices, similar to TestNav, which is utilized in our current state assessment program. A proof of concept study is currently underway in 4 states and Puerto Rico.
NAEP will also be conducting what is known as the Long-Term Trend Assessment at schools across the United States in 2024-2025. Long-Term Trend has 15 data points on the trend line for ages 9 and 13 in Reading and dates back to 1971! Similarly, Math has 14 data points for ages 9 and 13 and dates back to 1973! The Long-Term Trend Assessment still utilizes age-based sampling and paper/pencil administration as that was how schools were assessed in 1971.
Please review these graphics for more information on NAEP milestones and plans for next school year:
