The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) maintains the schedule for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments and release of assessment results to the nation, states, and districts.
All assessments take place between January and March, except for long-term trend (LTT) assessments. LTT assessments take place from October to May when administered. Browse the calendar below, download a PDF version for printing, and visit the National Assessment Governing Board website for more information about the assessment schedule.
You can also explore a historical assessment calendar of past assessments.
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- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
| Subject or Study |
Grade |
Format |
Results1 |
| 1Results, depending on assessment, are released to the nation, states, and/or selected Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) districts |
| 2Assessment will be administered via both tablet and paper and pencil to help evaluate any differences in student performance between the two types of administration. Each student will be assessed in one format only. |
| 3Results will not be reported for pilot or field assessments or bridge studies. Information collected from these will be used to inform development and administration of future NAEP assessments. |
| Mathematics State/TUDA Validation |
4, 8 |
Paper & pencil |
States and TUDA districts |
| Mathematics |
4, 8 |
Digital |
Nation, states, and TUDA districts |
| Mathematics (Pilot) |
4, 8 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
| Mathematics Multi-stage Testing (MST) Study |
4, 8 |
Digital |
Nation, states, and TUDA districts |
| Mathematics Puerto Rico/Knowledge and Skills Assessment (Pilot) |
4, 8 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Reading State/TUDA Validation |
4, 8 |
Paper & pencil |
States, and TUDA districts |
| Reading |
4, 8 |
Digital |
Nation, states, and TUDA districts |
| Reading (Pilot) |
4, 8 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
| Oral Reading Fluency Study (Pilot) |
4 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Writing Laptop Comparability Study |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Civics, Geography, U.S. History (Start-up) |
8 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Civics, Geography, U.S. History (Pilot) |
8 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) (Field Test) |
Age 15 |
Paper & pencil |
Nation |
| Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) (Pilot) |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Subject or Study |
Grade |
Format |
Results1 |
| 1Results, depending on assessment, are released to the nation, states, and/or selected Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) districts |
| 2Assessment will be administered via both tablet and paper and pencil to help evaluate any differences in student performance between the two types of administration. Each student will be assessed in one format only. |
| 3Results will not be reported for pilot or field assessments or bridge studies. Information collected from these will be used to inform development and administration of future NAEP assessments. |
| Mathematics (Pilot) |
12 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
| Reading Scenario-Based Tasks Study |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital and paper & pencil2 |
Nation |
| Reading Computer Reading Fluency Study |
4, 8 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
| Reading (Pilot) |
12 |
Digital |
Nation, states, and TUDA districts |
| Science Hybrid Hands-On Tasks (Pilot) |
12 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Science Interactive Computer-Based tasks (Pilot) |
4, 8 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
| Science |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation, states |
| Civics, Geography, U.S. History Bridge Study |
8 |
Paper & pencil |
Nation |
| Technology and Engineering Literacy |
8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation, states |
| NAEP and National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Linking Study |
- |
- |
Nation |
| Program for International Student Assessment (Field Test) |
Age 15 |
Paper & pencil |
Nation |
| Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (Field Test) |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Subject or Study |
Grade |
Format |
Results1 |
| 1Results, depending on assessment, are released to the nation, states, and/or selected Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) districts |
| 2Assessment will be administered via both tablet and paper and pencil to help evaluate any differences in student performance between the two types of administration. Each student will be assessed in one format only. |
| 3Results will not be reported for pilot or field assessments or bridge studies. Information collected from these will be used to inform development and administration of future NAEP assessments. |
| Mathematics |
4, 8 |
Digital |
Nation, states, and TUDA districts |
| Mathematics |
12 |
Digital and paper & pencil |
Nation |
| Mathematics (Pilot) |
4, 8 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
| Reading |
4, 8 |
Digital |
Nation, states, and TUDA districts |
| Reading |
12 |
Digital and paper & pencil2 |
Nation |
| Reading (Pilot) |
4, 8 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
| Science |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital and paper & pencil2 |
Nation |
| National Indian Education Study (NIES) |
4, 8 |
Digital |
Nation, states |
| High School Transcript Study (HSTS) |
12 |
- |
Nation |
| Middle School Transcript Study (MSTS) |
8 |
- |
Nation |
| NAEP and National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Linking Study |
- |
- |
Nation |
| Computer Access Familiarity Study (CAFS) |
- |
- |
- |
| Socioeconomic Study Survey Questionnaire Study |
- |
- |
- |
| Subject or Study |
Grade |
Format |
Results1 |
| 1Results, depending on assessment, are released to the nation, states, and/or selected Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) districts |
| 2Assessment will be administered via both tablet and paper and pencil to help evaluate any differences in student performance between the two types of administration. Each student will be assessed in one format only. |
| 3Results will not be reported for pilot or field assessments or bridge studies. Information collected from these will be used to inform development and administration of future NAEP assessments. |
| Mathematics Scenario-Based Tasks Study (Pilot) |
4, 8 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Writing (Pilot) |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation, states, and TUDA districts |
| Civics, Geography, U.S. History (Start-Up) |
12 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Civics, Geography, U.S. History (Pilot) |
8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Economics (Start-up) |
12 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Economics (Pilot) |
12 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Program for International Student Assessment |
Age 15 |
Paper & pencil |
Nation |
| Progress in International Reading Literacy Study |
4 |
Paper & pencil |
Nation |
| Subject or Study |
Grade |
Format |
Results1 |
| 1Results, depending on assessment, are released to the nation, states, and/or selected Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) districts |
| 2Assessment will be administered via both tablet and paper and pencil to help evaluate any differences in student performance between the two types of administration. Each student will be assessed in one format only. |
| 3Results will not be reported for pilot or field assessments or bridge studies. Information collected from these will be used to inform development and administration of future NAEP assessments. |
| Mathematics (includes Puerto Rico) |
4, 8 |
Digital |
Nation, states, and TUDA districts |
| Mathematics (Pilot) |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
| Reading |
4, 8 |
Digital |
Nation, states, and TUDA districts |
| Reading |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
| Science Hybrid Hands-On Tasks (Pilot) |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation, states, and TUDA districts |
| Science Interactive Computer Tasks (Pilot) |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation, states, and TUDA districts |
| Science (Pilot) |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
| Writing |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation, states, and TUDA districts |
| Technology and Engineering Literacy (Pilot) |
8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Program for International Student Assessment (Adaptive) |
Age 15 |
Paper & pencil |
Nation |
| Progress in International Reading Literacy Study |
4 |
Paper & pencil |
Nation |
| Subject or Study |
Grade |
Format |
Results1 |
| 1Results, depending on assessment, are released to the nation, states, and/or selected Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) districts |
| 2Assessment will be administered via both tablet and paper and pencil to help evaluate any differences in student performance between the two types of administration. Each student will be assessed in one format only. |
| 3Results will not be reported for pilot or field assessments or bridge studies. Information collected from these will be used to inform development and administration of future NAEP assessments. |
| Civics, Geography, U.S. History (Bridge Study) |
12 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
| Civics, Geography, U.S. History |
8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Economics (Bridge Study) |
12 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
| Economics |
12 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Technology and Engineering Literacy |
8, 12 |
Digital |
Nation |
| Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (Field Test) |
4, 8, 12 |
Digital |
N/A3 |
