The nation’s 4th and 8th graders have inched up in mathematics, new test data show, but the results are more mixed in reading, with 4th grade scores flat compared with two years ago.

Some teachers said they still wanted more practical strategies to support students who were multiple grade levels behind.

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 ...

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.

Washington, D.C., students showed big gains in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math. In fact, D.C. Public Schools was the only large district to show test-score gains in three of the four ...

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 ...

Reading and math scores on national exams for fourth and eighth grade students in Massachusetts have dropped to their lowest levels in nearly two decades — a tangible result of COVID-19 pandemic ...

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 ...