Nations Report Card Releases Results of Seniors Pilot Study

Seniors' Reading and Math NAEP Scores on Rise

By Catherine Gewertz

Twelfth graders’ reading and mathematics scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress have improved only modestly in the past four years, according to results released today, prompting renewed recognition that too few students leave high school well equipped for a promising future.


Results of NAEP, often called “the nation’s report card,” show that between 2005 and 2009, the two most recent administrations of the exam, 12th graders’ average reading scores rose 2 points, from 286 to 288, on a 500-point scale.

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