New Report Compares State Performance Standards Using NAEP

Today, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is releasing Mapping State Proficiency Standards Onto the NAEP Scales: Results From the 2019 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Assessments.  This study compares standards for proficient performances set by states in reading and mathematics for grades 4 and 8 using states’ performances in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report card. The results show— Most state standards for proficient performance for both grades and subjects mapped at or above the NAEP Basic achievement level. State standards for proficiency have mapped at a higher NAEP achievement level over time. The report, the eighth in the series, used student achievement results from state and NAEP assessments administered in 2019.