NAEP reporting

Section 2225 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6645), as amended by section 5, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (d) NAEP reporting to States (1) In general Not later than 5 days after the date described in paragraph (2), the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, acting through the Commissioner for Education Statistics, shall make available to the public and submit a public report to each State (including, to the greatest extent practicable, the Governor, the State educational agency, and State legislators) a report that contains easily accessible information on each of the following: (A) The academic outcomes of students in the State. (B) The State’s ranking compared to other States based on proficiency levels of each academic assessment conducted. (C) The State's ranking compared to other States on the following basis, to the greatest extent practicable: (i) Proficiency levels adjusted for poverty or similar demographics. (ii) Magnitude of achievement gaps, including between subgroups of students and gaps between the highest and lowest performing students in the State. (iii) Percentage of students at below basic achievement levels. (D) Relevant trend or longitudinal data, such as whether the State’s outcomes are increasing, decreasing, or stagnant, or whether cohorts of students demonstrate any significant achievement trends. (2) Date The date described in this paragraph is the date that the Commissioner for Education Statistics releases the results of the biennial State academic assessments in reading and mathematics in grades 4 and 8 of the National Assessment of Educational Progress carried out under section 303(b)(3) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act..