Math scores among fourth and eighth grade students across the country experienced their largest decline in decades, according to results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP ...

In fourth grade, the average math score ticked up slightly compared with 2022, ending a pandemic slide. In fact, white, Black, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students all showed modest ...

SEATTLE — State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping, according to a non-partisan ...

Fourth- and eighth-graders fell behind in math and reading in most US states during the pandemic, according to a national educational assessment, renewing concerns about the devastating impact of ...

The U.S. scores were higher than the average scores in around two-thirds of the countries in the 4th grade math assessment and more than three-quarters of the countries at the 8th grade.

Across the U.S., the average math score for fourth-graders fell 5 points since 2019, while the score for eighth-graders dropped 8 points. In reading, average scores for both grades fell 3 points.

America's test scores dropped in reading and math, new NAEP report card data shows. Experts attribute the drop to learning loss from COVID-19.

In 2024, 4th-grade math students in the state of West Virginia saw a 6-point growth, which is considered a significant improvement for the test.