Highlights from the 2021 NAEP Monthly School Survey

These highlights present selected results from the 2021 NAEP Monthly School Survey. Results for student enrollment, especially full-time, in-person public school enrollment, during January–May 2021 are summarized. Data were collected from nationally representative samples of public and private schools with a grade 4 or a grade 8. These highlights provide insight into the learning opportunities for students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key findings: In-person enrollment increased from January to May 2021, with about half of public school students attending full-time, in-person by the end of May 2021. Throughout the five-month window of data collection, White public school students were more likely to be enrolled in full-time, in-person instruction than were their Black, Hispanic, and Asian student peers. Conversely, Asian public school students were more likely to be enrolled in remote only instruction than were their Black, Hispanic, and White student peers. At both grades 4 and 8 in May 2021, students attending schools in the Midwest and South were more likely to be enrolled in full-time, in-person instruction compared to their peers attending public schools in the Northeast. At both grades 4 and 8, students attending public schools in rural or town locations were more likely to be enrolled full-time, in-person compared to their peers attending public schools in city or suburban locations. To view the Highlights, please visit: https://ies.ed.gov/schoolsurvey/mss-report/.