National Assessment of Educational Progress in Ohio
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often referred to as The Nation’s Report Card, is the only nationally representative and continuous assessment of what America's students know and are able to do in various subject areas. As a congressionally mandated project of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the U.S. Department of Education, NAEP provides a comprehensive measure of students' learning at critical junctures in their school experiences. NAEP plays an integral role in evaluating the conditions and progress of the nation's and individual state's education of students at grades four, eight, and twelve. The reading and mathematics assessments for grades four and eight are administered in all states on a regular two-year cycle.
Ohio Policy Regarding NAEP Participation
The No Child Left Behind and Every Student Succeeds Acts mandated that all states and districts receiving Title I funding must participate in the biennial NAEP assessments in reading and mathematics in grades 4 and 8, effective with the 2003 NAEP assessment.
Assessment
NAEP 2027 Assessment
Science Pilot
Grade 8 students will be assessed in science. Results from pilot assessments are not released but are used to inform future NAEP assessments.
NAEP 2026 Assessments
Reading and Mathematics
Grades 4, 8, and 12 were assessed in reading and mathematics. State level and National results will be available in January 2027.
Civics and U.S. History
A sample of Ohio's grade 8 students participated in civics and U.S. history. State level and National results will be available January 2027.
NAEP 2024-2025 Assessments
Long Term Trend
NAEP Long-Term Trend has been administered since 1970 and assesses students ages 9, 13, and 17 in mathematics and reading. In 2025, a sample of Ohio's 9 and 13-year-old students participated, and the National results will be available in June 10, 2026.
Field Test
NCES also administered the NAEP 2025 Field Test to assess students at grades 4, 8, and 12 in mathematics and reading. The field test is part of a transition to administering NAEP using school computers and Internet, which will allow students to have a more authentic assessment experience by using a device with which they are familiar. Results from the field test will not be released but will inform future NAEP assessments.
Top
Results
2024 NAEP Assessment Results Released January 29, 2025
National Perspective
National results show reading scores falling and mixed results in mathematics.
- Nationally, the 2024 grade 4 and 8 reading results decreased from 2022.
- Grade 4 mathematics performance improved, but grade 8 math shows no significant change since 2022.
Ohio Results
The 2024 NAEP was administered January through mid-March. Approximately 9,900 Ohio students participated in the assessment. Ohio students scored above the national public-school average in both fourth-grade and eighth-grade in reading and mathematics.
More information on Ohio's scores can be found on the Nation's Report Card Website.
Top
Resources
NAEP Documents
Click on the links below to open the document about NAEP:
Naep Videos
Important NAEP Links
Top
Last Modified: 5/7/2026 2:38:48 PM