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NAEP and International Assessments Calendar

 
Year
Date
Event
2025
July
Districts notified of schools selected for NAEP 2026
 
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​August
Schools notified of selection for NAEP 2026
 
​​​​​​​September 19
School Technology Survey due for schools selected for reading and mathematics
 
October 15
​​​​​​​Deadline for NAEP School Coordinators to register and complete school information on the AMS
 
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​November
Schools receive their NAEP testing dates
 
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​December
NAEP field staff begin contacting NAEP School Coordinators
2026
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​January
Schools complete pre-assessment activities in the AMS
 
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​January 26- March 20
NAEP 2026 Assessment Window

NAEP Assessments Schedule (does not include pilot tests, special studies, or International Assessments)

Year National State and TUDA Long-Term Trend
2024
Reading (grade 4, 8, and 12)
Mathematics (grades 4, 8, and 12)
Science (grade 8)
Reading (grades 4 and 8)
Mathematics (grades 4 and 8)
 
2025
2025 Field Tests Reading (grades 4, 8, 12)
Mathematics (grades 4, 8, 12)
 
2024-25 Reading (ages 9 and 13)
Mathematics (ages 9 and 13)
2026
Reading (grades 4 , 8, and 12)
Mathematics (grades 4, 8, and 12)
Civics (grade 8)
US History (grade 8)
Reading (grades 4 and 8)
Mathematics (grades 4 and 8)
 

 

Note: Grades tested are 4, 8, and 12 unless otherwise indicated, except that Long-Term Trend assessments sample students at ages 9, 13, and 17 and are conducted in reading and mathematics.


International Assessments Schedule

2025: Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) (age 15)