In 2001, NAEP administered a geography assessment to approximately 25,000 students at grades 4, 8, and 12 in the nation. The national sample included 365 schools at grade 4, 369 schools at grade 8 and 374 schools at grade 12.
Performance in 2001 is compared to 1994, the last time NAEP assessed geography.  

New Results The results are in from the 2001 geography assessment.

• Take a look at all publications about NAEP geography, including the 2001 geography report card.
• Take a look at the NAEP schedule of assessments.

• Learn what the assessment measures and how it was developed.
• Learn who took the assessment and how it was administered.
• Explore the NAEP Questions Tool and look at the questions and student responses from the 1994 and 2001 assessments. Many of the sample questions used maps and charts to keep students involved. See how they were scored.
• Find out what students know and can do by learning about the NAEP geography scale.
• Find out what students should know and be able to do by viewing NAEP preliminary geography achievement levels.

• Explore geography assessment results in the NAEP Data Explorer.