Results of the 2011 NAEP reading assessment are now available. A nationally representative sample of 213,100 fourth-graders and 168,200 eighth-graders participated in the assessment. At each grade, students responded to questions designed to measure their reading comprehension across two types of texts: literary and informational.

Reading Results

Explore the results of the 2011 reading assessment. Download a copy of the Reading Report Card.

Exploring NAEP Reading

• Look at publications about NAEP reading.
• See the NAEP schedule of assessments.
• Read about the NAEP oral reading study.

Long-Term Trends

See results from the 2008 NAEP long-term trend assessment in reading.

Spotlight on State Results

Do you have a special interest in the reading results for your particular state?

Spotlight on the Trial Urban District Assessment Results

Explore the results of the 2011 Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA).

How the NAEP Reading Assessment Works

• Learn what the assessment measures and how it was developed.
• Learn who took the assessment and how the assessment was administered.
• Explore sample questions from the assessment and see how they were scored.
• Find out what students know and can do by reading about the NAEP reading scale. Gain a greater understanding of the reading scale by exploring the 2011 reading item map.
• Find out what students should know and be able to do by viewing descriptions of the NAEP reading achievement levels.
• Find out how to interpret the results of the assessment, including the potential effects of exclusion on assessment results.

Using NAEP Data

• Explore a wealth of NAEP data in the NAEP Data Explorer.
• Licensed researchers can explore restricted-use data for 2009 reading, grades 4 and 8 at national and state levels, and grade 12 mathematics and reading data at the national level. Other years and other NAEP microdata are also available.