We are pleased to communicate out that Charles F. Patton Middle School has been selected to represent schools across the nation by being a participant school in the NAEP testing for this school year. Fifty of our 8th grade students have been randomly selected by the organization to take a test in either Mathematics, Science or Reading. The parents of the students selected will be receiving letters home explaining the details. Testing will be on Wednesday 18 February 2015.
First administered in 1969, NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students know and can do in various subject areas. The test is administered by the National Center for Educational Statistics, within the U.S. Department of Education. NAEP is different from state assessments because it provides a common measure of student achievement across the country. The NAEP results are released as The Nation’s Report Card, which provides information about student achievement to educators, parents, policymakers, and the public.
