Stoughton High Seniors Will Help Shape "The Nation's Report Card”

The following is from Stoughton High Principal Matthew Colantonio:

is one of only five high schools in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts selected by the United States Department of Education to participate in this year's National Assessment of Educational Progress, commonly referred to as "The Nation's Report Card."

A randomly-selected group of SHS seniors will take assessments in math, reading, or economics on February 2, 2012.

The NAEP is used to compare student achievement state by state. Currently, Massachusetts ranks first in the nation.

This year, I am proud to report that Stoughton High School students will be helping our state to keep its place at the top of the list.

Below is a brief explanation from the NAEP website:

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history.

Since NAEP assessments are administered uniformly using the same sets of test booklets across the nation, NAEP results serve as a common metric for all states and selected urban districts. The assessment stays essentially the same from year to year, with only carefully documented changes. This permits NAEP to provide a clear picture of student academic progress over time.