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Digest of Education Statistics The 51st edition of the Digest contains statistics about every level of education, from prekindergarten to graduate school.
Results from the 2019 Mathematics and Reading Assessments are Here! In 2019, NAEP measured the knowledge of the nation's fourth- and eighth-graders in mathematics and reading at the national, state, and district levels.
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Oct14

NAEP 2020 Long-Term Trend Reading and Mathematics Assessment Results at Age 9 and Age 13

This report presents the results of the NAEP long-term trend assessments in reading and mathematics administered during the 2019–20 school year to 9- and 13-year-old students. » More info

Sep29

Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Capacity: 2018 SLDS Data File

This release includes the data file intended to accompany the April release of NCES 2021-126, Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) Survey Analysis: Descriptive Statistics » More info

Sep24

NCES Launches Challenge Competition for Automated Scoring for Nation’s Report Card Challenge competitors invited to score selection of reading items to demonstrate ability to reliably, accurately, transparently, and fairly score items using automated processes

This open competition invites members of the natural language processing community to apply their skills to score a sample of NAEP reading items. » More info

Sep22

Characteristics of Private Schools in 2019–20

There were more than 32,000 private schools in the United States in the fall of 2019, serving nearly 4.7 million students, according to new results from the 2019–20 Private School Universe Survey. » More info

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Condition of Education

The Condition of Education is an annual report to Congress summarizing important developments and trends in the U.S. education system. The report presents 50 indicators on topics ranging from prekindergarten through postsecondary education, as well as labor force outcomes and international comparisons. Discover how you can use the Condition of Education to stay informed about the latest education data.

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Score gap between high-performing (top 10 percent) and low-performing (bottom 10 percent) U.S. 8th-greaders was 256 points. Larger than the gap in most education systems.

Scores are reported on a scale of 0 to 1,000. See Figure M2b of the TIMSS 2019 U.S. Highlights Results.
SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2019.

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Condition of Education

Condition of EducationBrowse key indicators on the condition of education in the United States at all levels, from prekindergarten through postsecondary, as well as labor force outcomes and international comparisons. The indicators summarize important developments and trends using the latest statistics, which are updated throughout the year as new data become available.

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