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Purpose The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) monitors behaviors, experiences, and conditions affecting the health of high school students nationwide. This study examined the test-retest reliability of the 2021 national YRBS questionnaire. Design Respondents completed a Time 1 and Time 2 paper-and-pencil questionnaire approximately 2 weeks apart during February to May 2022. Data were linked in such a way as to preserve anonymity. Setting Convenience sample of high schools. Subjects High school students (N = 588). Measures Health risk behaviors and experiences assessed on the 2021 national YRBS questionnaire. Analysis Time 1 and Time 2 responses were compared for each questionnaire item using the McNemar's test. Then, Cohen's kappa coefficients tested the agreement between Time 1 and Time 2 responses overall, and by sex, grade, and Black, White, and Hispanic race and ethnicity. Results Among the 74 items analyzed, 96% had at least moderate reliability, and 73% had substantial or almost perfect reliability. The mean Cohen's kappa was .68. McNemar's test findings showed Time 1 and Time 2 data significantly differed ( P < .01) for 9 items (12%). Conclusion Reliable health behavior measures are important in the development of youth-focused public health programs and policies. Findings suggest the national YRBS questionnaire is a reliable instrument. Such findings lend support to relying on adolescent self-reported data when monitoring health behaviors using the YRBS.