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The NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA)

The Trial Urban District Assessment, or TUDA, focuses on urban education and measures educational progress within selected large urban districts. In 2019, twenty-seven districts participated in the TUDA program:

In 2017, twenty-seven districts participated in the TUDA program: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore City, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Clark County (NV), Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, District of Columbia (DCPS), Duval County (FL), Fort Worth, Fresno, Guilford County (NC), Hillsborough County (FL), Houston, Jefferson County (KY), Los Angeles, Miami-Dade (FL), Milwaukee, New York City, Philadelphia, San Diego, Shelby County (TN)

Albuquerque
Dallas
Houston

Atlanta
Denver
Jefferson County (KY)

Austin
Detroit
Los Angeles

Baltimore City
District of Columbia (DCPS)
Miami-Dade (FL)

Boston
Duval County (FL)
Milwaukee

Charlotte
Fort Worth
New York City

Chicago
Fresno
Philadelphia

Clark County (NV)
Guilford County (NC)
San Diego

Cleveland
Hillsborough County (FL)
Shelby County (TN)

Congress appropriated funds for a district-level NAEP assessment on a trial basis in 2001 after discussions between the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), and the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS).

The assessments administered in TUDA districts are exactly the same as those given nationally, using identical administration procedures. Similar to national and state NAEP, TUDA districts do not receive individual scores for students or schools. TUDA districts can monitor their progress over time in Mathematics and Reading at grades 4 and 8.

In addition to comparing TUDA results to national and state results, TUDA results can also be compared to results from large cities nationwide. NAEP uses large city (formerly referred to as large central city) as a comparison group because the students are most similar to the students in TUDA districts. Large cities include students from all cities in the nation with populations of 250,000 or more, including the districts participating in TUDA. 

In collaboration with NCES and CGCS, NAGB invites districts that meet certain selection criteria to volunteer to participate in TUDA. Selection criteria relate to

  • district size,
  • percentage of African American or Hispanic students, and
  • percentage of students eligible for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or other appropriate indicator of income status.

For more information on the TUDA program, see the TUDA Frequently Asked Questions.

Florida TUDA District Reports

Florida has three districts participating in the TUDA program – Duval County (Jacksonville), Hillsborough County (Tampa), and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Miami-Dade first participated in TUDA in 2009, Hillsborough in 2011, and Duval in 2015.

Florida results are compiled into reports by both NCES and Florida NAEP. Reports are available on the pages linked below:

Contact

Tamika Brinson
NAEP State Coordinator
Florida Department of Education
Email: Tamika.Brinson@fldoe.org
Phone: 850-245-0787