NATIONAL ASSESSMENTS
The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) is currently the only consistent measure to compare student achievement
in fourth and eighth grade across all states. In 2013, Tennessee students surpassed their peers across the country in overall
gains on national math and reading tests, making Tennessee the fastest-improving state in the nation, with only the District
of Columbia having slightly greater overall gains. The charts below illustrate the gains that Tennessee made between 2011 and
2013 in terms of both scores and the percent of students proficient or advanced by subject and grade.
TENNESSEE NAEP SCORES 2011-2013
Scale Score
150
2011
200
250
300
233
4th Grade
Math
+7
240
274
8th Grade
Math
4th Grade
Reading
8th Grade
Reading
50
2013
278
+4
215
+5
220
259
265
+6