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Collin Bonner
NAEP State Coordinator
Assessment Division
303-866-6752
Bonner_C@cde.state.co.us
Important Announcements
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is beginning its assessments for the 2021-2022 school year. Please find below an outline of the upcoming assessment activities, including the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This letter contains further information about these assessments, studies, and reports planned for the upcoming year.
In 2022, the following assessments will be administered:
Assessment / Subject
NAEP Reading and Mathematics*
NAEP U.S. History and Civics
NAEP Long-Term Trend
PIRLS Reading
PISA Mathematics Field Testing
TIMSS Mathematics and Science Field Testing
Grade or Age Level
Grades 4 and 8
Grade 8
9-year-olds
Grade 5
15-year-olds
Grades 4 and 8
Administration Window
January – March 2022
January – March 2022
March – May 2022
October 2021
September – October 2021
March – May 2022
*Under the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Colorado district applications for Title I funds include an assurance that the district will participate in the biennial NAEP Mathematics and Reading assessments at grades 4 and 8. The U.S. History, Civics, Long-Term Trend and international assessments are voluntary.
About The National Assessment of Educational Progress
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a.k.a. “the Nation’s Report Card,” is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America’s students know and can do in different subject areas. Its two major goals are to measure student achievement and to report change in performance over time. NAEP provides results for the nation as a whole and for the states separately.
Performance is reported by groups of students, e.g. by total, by gender, by racial and ethnic groups, and by participation in special programs such as those servicing students with special needs and limited English proficiency. Each of these assessments/studies is based on a representative sample of the student population of the state and the nation and none are designed to produce individual district, school or student data.
Beginning in 2003, participation in NAEP has been linked to Title I funding by the federal "No Child Left Behind Act" within Colorado. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), first passed in 1965. The ESEA Reauthorization of 2001 (No Child Left Behind) included language pertaining to participation in NAEP mathematics and reading at grades 4 and 8 for states and local districts that receive Title I funds. ESSA did not make any changes to the law regarding the authorization of or participation in NAEP. NAEP selects a sample of schools to participate as described here. Colorado and its schools selected for NAEP must participate in 4th and 8th grade assessments in reading and mathematics to receive state and district Title I funding.
Colorado 2021-2022 NAEP
Assessment window: January - March, 2022
Assessment Subjects/ Grades
Mathematics Grades 4 & 8
Reading Grades 4 & 8
Test Mode
NAEP provided Tablets
25 students per session
Approximate Test Time
90 minutes per session
Colorado 2019 Results
- Colorado 2019 NAEP Math and Reading News Release
- Colorado 2019 NAEP Grades 4 Math Snapshot
- Colorado 2019 NAEP Grades 8 Math Snapshot
- Colorado 2019 NAEP Grades 4 Reading Snapshot
- Colorado 2019 NAEP Grades 8 Reading Snapshot
- Summary of Facts - 2019 NAEP Math Grades 4 and 8
- Summary of Facts - 2019 NAEP Reading Grades 4 and 8
Interactive online format: The Nation’s Report Card: 2019 Mathematics and Reading State Profiles
Past NAEP Results
Colorado 2017 Results
- Colorado 2017 NAEP Math and Reading News Release
- Colorado 2017 NAEP Grades 4 and 8 Math Snapshot
- Colorado 2017 NAEP Grades 4 and 8 Reading Snapshot
- Summary of Facts - 2017 NAEP Math Grades 4 and 8
- Summary of Facts - 2017 NAEP Reading Grades 4 and 8
- Colorado 2017 NAEP Grade 4 Math Graphics
- Colorado 2017 NAEP Grade 8 Math Graphics
- Colorado 2017 NAEP Grade 4 Reading Graphics
- Colorado 2017 NAEP Grade 8 Reading Graphics
Interactive online format: The Nation’s Report Card: 2017 Mathematics and Reading
Colorado 2015 Results
- Colorado 2015 NAEP Math and Reading News Release
- Colorado 2015 NAEP Grades 4 and 8 Math Snapshot
- Colorado 2015 NAEP Grades 4 and 8 Reading Snapshot
- Summary of Facts - 2015 NAEP Math Grades 4 and 8
- Summary of Facts - 2015 NAEP Reading Grades 4 and 8
- Colorado 2015 NAEP Grades 4 and 8 Math Graphics
- Colorado 2015 NAEP Grades 4 and 8 Reading Graphics
Interactive online format: The Nation’s Report Card: 2015 Mathematics and Reading
Colorado 2013 Results
- 2013 CDE Math and Reading News Release
- Colorado 2013 NAEP Grades 4 and 8 Math Snapshot reports (PDF)
- Colorado 2013 NAEP Grades 4 and 8 ReadingSnapshot reports (PDF)
- Summary of Facts - 2013 NAEP Math Grades 4 and 8 (PDF)
- Summary of Facts - 2013 NAEP Reading Grades 4 and 8 (PDF)
- Colorado Grades 4 and 8 Math Graphics (PDF)
- Colorado Grades 4 and 8 Reading Graphics (PDF)
Colorado 2011 Results
- 2011 CDE Math and Reading News Release
- The Nation's Report Card-Math Full Report
- 2011 CO Math Grade 4 Snapshot
- 2011 CO Math Grade 8 Snapshot
- 2011 CO Reading Grade 4 Snapshot
- 2011 CO Reading Grade 8 Snapshot
- The Nation's Report Card-Reading Full Report
Colorado 2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Results
- Colorado 2011 TIMSS Math 1-page report (PDF)
- Colorado 2011 TIMSS Science 1-page reporr (PDF)
- Colorado 2011 TIMSS Highlights (PDF)
- U.S. Department of Education Highlights from 2011 TIMSS Math and Science (PDF)
Colorado 2011 Science Results
NAEP Administration Resources
- Overview of NAEP (PDF)
- Overview of NAEP (Spanish) (PDF)
- What Every Parent Should Know about NAEP (Link)
-
NAEP Parent Brochure (PDF)
- NAEP Sampling Guide (Link)
- Every Student Succeeds Legislation on NAEP (PDF)
- DAC Information Sheet (PDF)
NAEP Assessment Frameworks
- Math Framework 2013
- Reading Framework 2013
- Writing Framework for 2011
- NAEP Civics Specifications for 2010
- Math Framework for 2009
- Reading Framework for 2009
- Science Framework for 2009
Additional Information
NAEP Interpretation Resources
- NAEP Questions Tool Reference Guide
- NAEP Questions Tool Link
- NAEP State Comparisons Tool Reference Guide
- NAEP State Comparisons Tool Link
- NAEP DATA Explorer Reference Guide
- NAEP DATA Explorer Link
- NAEP Item Maps Reference Guide
- NAEP Item Maps Link
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