| The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a federally administered measure of student achievement in math, science, reading and writing. Results are made available through a searchable database at The Nation's Report Card: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Note: Click on MN then scroll down and click on "Scale Scores" under "Graphics" to compare Minnesota to National scores; click on "Achievement Levels" to see gains. Use the NAEP Data Explorer to generate graphics by subgroup.
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April 3, 2008 - Minnesota NAEP Writing Scores Increase - Results highlight need to increase rigor, Minnesota Department of Education.
September 2007 - 2007 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Results Show Closing Achievement Gap - Minnesota students surpass national average in math and reading, Minnesota Department of Education.
April 2007 - Linking NAEP Achievement Levels to TIMSS - Interpreting international results in the light of U.S. standards can help make international patterns more visible to a U.S. audience. In short, the United States is a nation that is not meeting its own expectations, American Institutes for Research.
May 2006 - Science scores drop slightly - Minnesota slips in rankings but is still among top in nation, Pioneer Press.
May 2006 - Minnesota Students Score Near Top in National Science Report Card - The NAEP Report Card compares Minnesota’s average science scale score with those of the 44 states and one jurisdiction that participated in NAEP. According to the Report Card, Minnesota’s eighth-grade average score ranked higher than 29 jurisdictions, not significantly different than 10 jurisdictions, and lower than 5 jurisdictions. Minnesota’s fourth-grade average score ranked higher than 25 jurisdictions, not significantly different than 12 jurisdictions, and lower than 7 jurisdictions, Minnesota Department of Education.
March 2006 - Score wars: Comparing the National Assessment of Educational Progress with state assessments - Are state standards too low? Are NAEP standards too high?, Center for Public Education.
January 2006 - Science and Engineering Indicators: Minnesota - Based on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Prepared by the National Science Foundation's Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) for the National Science Foundation.
According to this report, Minnesota Ranks:
- 4th in Fourth grade mathematics performance: 2003 (New Hampshire, 1 point)
- 2nd in Fourth grade mathematics proficiency: 2003 (New Hampshire, 1 point)
- 7th in Fourth grade science performance: 2000 (Massachusetts, 4 points)
- 8th in Fourth grade science proficiency: 2000 (Massachusetts, 8 points)
- 1st in Eighth grade mathematics performance: 2003 (Minnesota, 4 points)
- 1st in Eighth grade mathematics proficiency: 2003 (Minnesota, 6 points)
- 3rd in Eighth grade science performance: 2000 (Montana, 5 Points)
- 2nd in Eighth grade science proficiency: 2000 (Montana, 3 Points)
The results suggests we should look to the following states for Best Practices in:
Math: New Hampshire, Minnesota, Massachusetts
Science: Montana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Massachusetts (and Vermont, Maine, Iowa, and Connecticut)
November 2005 - Bracey on NAEP Achievement Levels at Schoolsmatter.com.
December 2004 - Achieving State and National Literacy Goals, a Long Uphill Road, Study finds little correlation between state reading assessments and the NAEP. 75% of students pass the Minnesota 4th grade reading assessment, but only 37% demonstrate proficiency or above proficiency on the NAEP, A Report to Carnegie Corporation of New York prepared by Rand Corporation.
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