NAEP – Our Nation’s Report Card

Some positive news for New Hampshire!

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Results
The release of Grades 4 and 8 Mathematics and Reading results for the 2011 National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often referred to as “the Nation’s Report Card,”
given to New Hampshire students last school year confirms the academic achievement of NH
students. For both assessments in both grades, the percentage of NH students
demonstrating Proficiency on the NAEP assessment increased compared to the previous
assessment given in 2009. Along with Massachusetts, New Hampshire grade 4 students, on
average, continue to have the highest performance compared to grade 4 students in all other
states and jurisdictions throughout the nation on the NAEP Mathematics assessment. For
Reading, New Hampshire grade 4 students retained their standing as one of the top-six
highest performing states in the nation. Of the six, only Massachusetts had higher
achievement that was statistically significant compared to New Hampshire. For grade 8, New
Hampshire students were among the top-ten highest performing states in the Nation on both
the Mathematics and Reading assessments. Only two states - Massachusetts and
Minnesota, had higher achievement that was statistically significant compared to New
Hampshire on the grade 8 Mathematics assessment. For Reading, only three states -
Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey, had higher achievement that was statistically
significant compared to New Hampshire’s grade 8 students. For more information go to
www.education.nh.gov/instruction/assessment/naep/index.htm