The Nation’s Report Card: 2019 NAEP Grade 12 Release

In October 2020, the National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released results and contextual data from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in reading and mathematics for grade 12 students.

Check out the recording of the release event and additional resources below.

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College Applications and Acceptance

32 percent of grade 12 students applied to a two-year college in 2019. Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2019 Grade 12 Reading and Mathematics Assessments. Note: Students were surveyed from January to March 2019.
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College Applications and Acceptance

24 percent of grade 12 students were accepted to a two-year college in 2019. Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2019 Grade 12 Reading and Mathematics Assessments. Note: Students were surveyed from January to March 2019.
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College Applications and Acceptance

60 percent of grade 12 students applied to a four-year college in 2019. Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2019 Grade 12 Reading and Mathematics Assessments. Note: Students were surveyed from January to March 2019.
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College Applications and Acceptance

51 percent of grade 12 students were accepted to a four-year college in 2019. Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2019 Grade 12 Reading and Mathematics Assessments. Note: Students were surveyed from January to March 2019.

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Student with Disabilities Math Performance - Grade 12

Learn more about the performance of grade 12 students with disabilities and the confidence students have in their reading and math skills and knowledge.
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Student with Disabilities Reading Performance - Grade 12

Learn more about the performance of grade 12 students with disabilities and the confidence students have in their reading and math skills and knowledge.

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Twelfth-Grade Confidence in Mathematics

Learn more about the performance of grade 12 students with disabilities and the confidence students have in their reading and math skills and knowledge.
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Twelfth-Grade Confidence in Reading

Learn more about the performance of grade 12 students with disabilities and the confidence students have in their reading and math skills and knowledge.