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National Indian Education Study, 2009

Published by National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) | Department of Education | Catalog Last Checked: August 01, 2026 at 05:07 AM | Dataset Last Updated: June 23, 2023 at 06:31 PM
The National Indian Education Study, 2009 (NIES 2009), is a study that is part of the National Indian Education Study (NIES), which is a part of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) program; program data is available since 2005 at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies/. NIES 2009 (https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/nies/) is a cross-sectional survey that is designed to describe the condition of education for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in the United States. Students in public, private, Department of Defense, and Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools were sampled using paper-and-pencil assessment. Key statistics produced from NIES 2009 provides educators, policymakers, and the public with information about the academic performance in reading and mathematics of AI/AN fourth- and eighth-graders as well as their exposure to Native American culture.

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  • NAEP Data Explorer

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  • 2009 National Indian Education Study, Parts I and II Restricted-Use Data Files

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  • 2009 National Indian Education Study, Parts I and II Restricted-Use Data Files (Data Companion)

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