Information for Selected Schools

Is your school participating in NAEP this year? If so, and you have questions about scheduling, materials, or anything related to the assessment, please consult your MySchool website on MyNAEP, or contact the NAEP Help Desk by e-mail or at 800-283-6237 (800-283-NAEP) on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (ET).

Check the status of upcoming, current, and recent NAEP activities.

About School Selection and Participation

• Why is my school's participation important? Find out how your involvement in NAEP benefits education throughout the United States.

• What is the role of nonpublic (private) schools? See private school results alongside those of public schools.

• How are the schools and students selected? How many schools and students participate?

• What is the MySchool website? For schools in the assessment, MySchool is the one-stop resource for details about this year's assessment.

About NAEP in My School

• How is the assessment administered? See the fact sheet for principals (698K PDF). 

• What do teachers need to know? See fact sheets for elementary and middle school teachers (847K PDF) and for high school teachers (728K PDF). Also, view videos for teachers of fourth- and eighth-graders, and for teachers of twelfth-graders.

• What do students need to know? There is no need for students to study or prepare. They should understand the importance of NAEP, and the importance to the nation of their best efforts. Please watch the video for students.

About NAEP Assessments

• Can I see examples of questions from the assessments? What are Sample Questions Booklets?

• What are background questionnaires and can I take a look at them?

• Can you tell me more about NAEP in general?

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Last updated 08 May 2008 (NB)