Comparing States’ Standards for Proficient Performance in Reading and Mathematics Grades 4 and 8

 

This Mapping Report Compares States’ Standards for Proficient Performance in Reading and Mathematics for Students in Grades 4 and 8 Using the National Assessment of Educational Progress Achievement Scales

In 2022, most state standards for proficient performance in reading and mathematics for grades 4 and 8 mapped at the NAEP Basic achievement level. The National Center for Education Statistics report, Mapping State Proficiency Standards onto the NAEP Scales: Results From the 2022 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Assessments, compared the NAEP scale scores equivalent to each state standard for proficient performance in grades 4 and 8 reading and mathematics. The results showed: In 2022, most state standards for proficient performance for both grades and subjects mapped at or above the NAEP Basic achievement level. For states with all three years of data in 2022, 2019, and 2013, the differences between the states with highest and lowest standards were larger in 2022 compared to 2019 in grade 4 reading and grade 8 mathematics, and smaller in grade 4 mathematics (no measurable difference in grade 8 reading across these years). In all grades and subjects (except grade 8 mathematics), the differences were smaller in 2022 than in 2013. The standard for proficient performance for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium in both subjects and grades mapped at the NAEP Basic level. The report, the ninth in the series, used student achievement results from state and NAEP assessments administered in 2022. To view the full forthcoming report, please visit: https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies/statemapping/ The Data Tool will be updated soon to include the 2022 results.