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The 2024 Nation’s Report Card

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2024 Nation’s Report Card Expected in Early 2025

The 2024 Nation’s Report Card will be released in early 2025, instead of fall 2024, to allow time for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to study if there are any impacts from changing assessment devices. NCES informed states and TUDA districts of these changes in April 2023. To receive information regarding the 2024 Nation’s Report Card, subscribe to the Governing Board’s newsletter.

2024 Nation’s Report Card Cohorts

The 2024 Nation’s Report Card (NAEP) will provide the nation, states, and large urban school districts with critical information about how our education systems are helping students make necessary gains in math and reading in grades 4 and 8 following steep score drops in 2022. Policymakers and educators must use the information about how students are making up lost ground to accelerate efforts to help all students meet the standards and expectations necessary to succeed in school and beyond.

The Nation’s Report Card: Experiences of the 2024 Student Cohort

4th Graders

4th graders who took the 2024 Nation’s Report Card were in Kindergarten in March 2020.

These students are in 5th grade in the 2024-25 school year.

8th Graders

8th graders who took the 2024 Nation’s Report Card were in 4th grade in March 2020.

These students are in 9th grade in the 2024-25 school year.

12th Graders

12th graders who took the 2024 Nation’s Report Card were in 8th grade in March 2020.

These students graduated high school in June 2024. If they enrolled in college, they are in their first year of postsecondary education in the 2024-25 school year.

The 2022 Nation’s Report Card Cohorts

The 2022 Nation’s Report Card showed steep score declines nationwide in math and reading for students in grades 4 and 8. These cohorts of students who were:

  • 4th graders in 2022 are in 7th grade in the 2024-25 school year.
  • 8th graders in 2022 are in 11th grade in the 2024-25 school year.