naep_achievement_levels
Retrieve NAEP achievement level percentages to analyze student proficiency in subjects like reading and math by grade, demographic, and jurisdiction.
Instructions
Get the percentage of students at each NAEP achievement level: Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, Advanced. THIS IS THE KEY LITERACY/NUMERACY METRIC — shows what % of students can read/do math at grade level. Example: '37% of 4th graders scored Below Basic in reading' comes from this data.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| subject | Yes | Subject: 'reading', 'math', 'science', 'writing', 'civics', 'history', 'geography', 'economics', 'tel', 'music'. Aliases accepted. | |
| grade | Yes | Grade: 4, 8, or 12. Math: 4,8 only. Economics/TEL/Music: 8 or 12 only. | |
| variable | No | 'TOTAL' (default), 'SDRACE' (race), 'GENDER', 'SLUNCH3' (poverty) | |
| jurisdiction | No | 'NP' (national, default), or state codes | |
| year | No | Year: '2022', '2019'. Default: most recent |