Eighth-grade students in schools across the nation participated in the 2008 NAEP arts assessment administered from January to March 2008. The assessment was given to a nationally representative sample of 7,900 public and private school students. Approximately one-half of these students were assessed in music, and the other half were assessed in visual arts.

Explore the results of the 2008 arts assessment at grade 8.

Download a copy of the
2008 Arts Report Card.

Browse the NAEP 1997 Arts Report Card: Eighth Grade Findings From the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NCES 1999-486).

	Developing an Arts Assessment: Some Selected Strategies is a web-only report,  based on the 1997 arts assessment field test. It describes six strategies for creating an effective arts assessment.
	Assessing the Arts: Selected NAEP Tasks and Scoring Guides for Grades 4 and 12 1997 Field Test. Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts (NCES 2003-452) is a CD-ROM containing arts tasks and scoring guides developed for grades 4 and 12, which were not used on the 1997 assessment due to financial constraints. Single copies can be ordered at no charge while supplies last.