2014-15 State of Education in Tennessee | Page 50

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