The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often referred to as The Nation's Report Card, is the only national perspective on American education. The NAEP measures and reports on a regular basis what America's students know and can do in core subjects like reading, mathematics, writing, and science. As a congressionally mandated project of the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES) within the U.S. Department of Education, NAEP participation is required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorized as Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015 for any district receiving Title I funding.

 


NAEP 2026 Assessment

  • Assessment Window: January 26 - March 20, 2026
  • Format: Digitally-Based Assessment
  • Subjects & Grades: Mathematics & Reading - Grades 4, 8 and 12 and Civics & U.S. History - Grade 8

Communications


District Authorized
Representatives Notification

  • Facts for Districts


Principal Notification

  • Facts for Principals
  • NAEP 2026 Designate School Contacts

Technical Coordinator
Notification

School Coordinator
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OPI Staff are here to help:

Shantel Niederstadt, NAEP State Coordinator, 406-444-3450

For Technical Questions

NAEP Help Desk
(800) 283-6237
naephelp@westat.com

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