The Nation's Report Card - National Assessment of Educational Progress

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

What Is NAEP?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Learn more...

In the Spotlight

The Nation's Report Card: Civics 2010

On Wednesday, May 4, the results from the 2010 NAEP civics assessment will be released in a live webcast at 11:00 ET. Check your browser compatibility now.

2009 High School Transcript Study

The results of the 2009 NAEP High School Transcript Study are now available. An archived version of the live webinar discussing the results will be available soon.

A Closer Look at High School Transcripts

In 2009, high school graduates earned more credits in core academic courses (English, mathematics, science, and social studies) than graduates in 2005 and 1990. See the breakdown of these results by course subject or find more results from the 2009 High School Transcript Study.

How are High Schools Preparing Our Nation's Graduates?

On April 20th, the Alliance for Excellent Education hosted NCES Commissioner Jack Buckley for a webcast discussion of the 2009 HSTS results. Watch what Dr. Buckley and the panelist have to say about our our nation's high school graduates.

NIES Database Training Seminar: June 28-30, 2011

Register now for a special NAEP database training session focusing on data from the National Indian Education Study (NIES). The free session is designed to encourage research on the education of American Indian/Alaska Native students. Apply by April 30, 2011.

HSTS Database Training: June 22-24, 2011

Learn how to use the NAEP High School Transcript Study (HSTS) 2009 Data in your research. Applications must be received by May 11, 2011. Find more details here.

Recent Publications

April 13, 2011:

America's High School Graduates: Results From the 2009 NAEP High School Transcript Study