The NAEP 2005 assessment in science will be administered in schools throughout the country from January 24 to March 4, 2005. National assessments will be conducted at grades 4, 8, and 12. State assessments will be conducted at grades 4 and 8 only. Results will be released in the spring of 2006.

In 2000, NAEP administered the science assessment to approximately 49,000 students at grades 4, 8, and 12 in the nation. The national sample assessed 777 schools at grade 4, 751 schools at grade 8, and 550 schools at grade 12.

The assessment was administered to approximately 191,000 students in individual states at grades 4 and 8. The state sample assessed 4,048 public schools at grade 4 and 3,472 schools at grade 8.    

The results are in from the 2000 science assessment.

	Take a look at publications about NAEP science, including the 2000 Science Highlights Report.
	Read Assessing the Best, a report on the NAEP 1996 assessment of twelfth-graders taking advanced science courses.
	Take a look at a calendar of upcoming NAEP events or the NAEP schedule of assessments.

See results from the "other" NAEP assessment--the 1999 Long-Term Trend.

Spotlight on the State Assessment

Do you have a special interest in the state-level science assessment and results for your particular state? If so, here's the place to begin.

See how your state compares by viewing cross-state comparison charts for grade 4 and grade 8.

	Learn about what the assessment measures and how it was developed.
	Learn about who took the assessment and how it was administered.
	Explore sample questions from the assessment and see how they were scored.
	Find out what students know and can do by looking at the NAEP science scale.
	Find out what students should know and be able to do by viewing NAEP science achievement levels.

Explore NAEP science assessment data or view the NAEP Data Tool.