Grade 4 and grade 8 pupils in multiple U.S. states have reading and math skill below the national average, according to assessment body.

According to a press release from the National Center for Education Statistics, the federal agency which administers the test, grade 4 math scores improved between 2022 and 2024, a two-point gain ...

U.S. students’ reading scores have plunged further on the test known as the nation’s report card, while math scores have stagnated for 8th graders and ticked up slightly only for 4th graders ...

Despite its being a top state for public schools, fourth grade reading skills and eighth grade math performance in New ... and despite an unprecedented $4.3 billion infusion in federal relief ...

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s fourth-grade test scores showed a continued decrease in aptitude while the eighth-grade math scores were the third-highest in the country in results of the ...