more in the 2022 NAEP scores
Two years ago, the US government released the first comprehensive look at student achievement in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic with the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores. The results showed the largest-ever declines, and scores fell in nearly every state across all grades in reading and, especially, in math. Education policymakers and analysts frequently use NAEP scores as indicators of how well state education systems are doing, both compared with each other and with themselves over time. With the release of the 2024 NAEP scores in early 2025, looking at adjusted 2022 NAEP scores—which account for states’ differences in student demographics—can provide a baseline understanding of where students were and how much states have succeeded in reversing the declines.
Wisconsin has, for decades, rested on it’s laurels when it comes to education thanks to a favorable demographic profile. Now, the bar has been lowered even further thanks to DPI’s unilateral action. How far will Wisconsin fall on the next NAEP?
