Overall Results

• In 2019, the average score of eighth-grade students in District of Columbia was 250. This was lower than the average score of 262 for students in the nation.
• The average score for students in District of Columbia in 2019 (250) was higher than their average score in 2017 (247) and in 1998 (236).
• The percentage of students in District of Columbia who performed at or above the NAEP Proficient level was 23 percent in 2019. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2017 (20 percent) and was higher than that in 1998 (11 percent).
• The percentage of students in District of Columbia who performed at or above the NAEP Basic level was 58 percent in 2019. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2017 (55 percent) and was higher than that in 1998 (44 percent).

Related Content: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)