NAEP Testing

Deal Middle School will participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students know and can do in various subjects. Approximately 200 8th graders have been selected to take a reading, math, civics or US history assessment either in the morning or the afternoon of February 3. The families of students who have been selected to participate were sent a letter via e-mail on Friday, January 16. Please reach out to AP Baer at sandi.baer2@k12.dc.gov with any questions.