Assessment Schedule

Approved by the National Assessment Governing Board — November 22, 2021.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Authorization Act established the National Assessment Governing Board to set policy for NAEP, including determining the schedule of assessments. (P.L. 107-279)

Assessment Schedule (PDF)

Year	Subject	National Grades Assessed	State Grades Assessed	TUDA Grades Assessed
2030	Reading Mathematics CIVICS U.S. HISTORY WRITING	4, 8 4, 8 4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12	4, 8 4, 8 8 4, 8, 12	4, 8 4, 8 4, 8
2029	Long-term Trend	~
2028	Reading Mathematics SCIENCE Technology and Engineering Literacy Transcript Studies	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8 8	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8 8	4, 8 4, 8 4, 8
2027
2026	READING MATHEMATICS Civics U.S. History	4, 8 4, 8 8 8	4, 8 4, 8	4, 8 4, 8
2025	Long-term Trend	~
2024	Reading Mathematics Science Transcript Studies	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 8	4, 8 4, 8	4, 8 4, 8
2023	Long-term Trend*	13-year-olds
2022	Reading Mathematics Civics U.S. History Long-term Trend*	4, 8 4, 8 8 8 9 year olds	4, 8 4, 8	4, 8 4, 8
2021
2020	Long-Term Trend*	9, 13 year olds
2019	Reading Mathematics Science Transcript Studies	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12	4, 8 4, 8	4, 8 4, 8
2018	Civics Geography Technology and Engineering Literacy U.S. History	8 8 8 8
2017	Mathematics Reading Writing	4, 8 4, 8 4, 8	4, 8 4, 8	4, 8 4, 8
2016	Arts	8
2015	Mathematics Reading Science	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12	4, 8 4, 8 4, 8	4, 8 4, 8
2014	Civics Geography TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING LITERACY U.S. History	8 8 8 8
2013	Mathematics Reading	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12	4, 8 4, 8
2012	Economics Long-Term Trend	12 ~
2011	Mathematics Reading Science WRITING	4, 8 4, 8 8 8, 12	4, 8 4, 8 8	4, 8 4, 8
2010	Civics Geography U.S. History	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12
2009	MATHEMATICS READING SCIENCE High School Transcript Study	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8	4, 8 4, 8 4, 8
2008	Arts Long-Term Trend	8 ~
2007	Mathematics Reading Writing	4, 8 4, 8 8, 12	4, 8 4, 8 8, 12	4, 8 4, 8 8, 12
2006	Civics Economics U.S. History	4, 8, 12 12 4, 8, 12
2005	MATHEMATICS Reading Science High School Transcript Study	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12	4, 8 4, 8 4, 8	4, 8 4, 8
2004	Long-Term Trend	~
2003	Mathematics Reading	4, 8 4, 8	4, 8 4, 8	4, 8 4, 8
2002	Reading Writing	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12	4, 8 4, 8	4, 8 4, 8
2001	Geography U.S. History	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12
2000	Mathematics Reading Science	4, 8, 12 4 4, 8, 12	4, 8 4, 8
1999	Long-Term Trend	~
1998	Civics Reading Writing	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12	4, 8 8
1997	Arts	8
1996	Mathematics Science Long-Term Trend	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 ~	4, 8 8
1995
1994	Geography Reading U.S. History Long-Term Trend	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 ~	4
1993
1992	Mathematics Reading Writing High School Transcript Study	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 ~	4, 8 4
1991
1990	Mathematics Reading Science High School Transcript Study	4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 4, 8, 12 ~	8

* Long-term Trend (LTT) assessment not administered by computer until 2025. All other assessments will be digitally based.
~ LTT assessments sample students at ages 9, 13, and 17 and are conducted in reading and mathematics.
BOLD ALL CAPS subjects indicate the assessment year in which a new or updated framework is implemented, if needed.

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