An Uneven Rebound: Analyzing Results from the 2025 NAEP Long-Term Trends (LTT) Assessment
This report analyzes the 2025 LTT NAEP results for 9-year-old and 13-year-old students nationally. We examine overall performance trends as well as trends by student demographic subgroup, socioeconomic status, amount students read for fun, and school attendance.
Positive Trends: For the second consecutive year, MAP Math test results exceed pre-pandemic levels. Reading results, following national trends, are more worrisome.
From 2021 to 2025, math test scores increased in every single grade that took the test (third through eighth), and all middle school grades (sixth, seventh, and eighth) saw an overall increase relative to pre-pandemic levels.