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 ...

National data shows the average Maryland eighth grader is below proficiency in math and reading, scoring a 258 out of 500 in reading last year and a 268 in math.That’s according to the National ...

Illinois eighth grade students outperformed national averages in reading, math. Fourth grade, eighth grade, and the 12th grade are tested, but the 12th grade results have not yet been released.

And eighth grade is seen as a pivotal time to develop skills for math, science and technology careers. Staff writer Leslie Postal and the Associated Press contributed to this report. Originally ...

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 ...

In math, pool of struggling learners grows. The average NAEP math score fell 5 points in 4th grade, to 236 out of 500, and in 8th grade fell 8 points, to 274 out of 500.

Math proficiency scores dropped again among the state's 8th-grade students, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), aka the Nation's Report Card, released late last month.

Taking a closer look, Illinois students did well in math, with 62% of eighth graders performing at or above grade level and 32% at or above proficiency, a 6% increase since 2022.

High schoolers, meanwhile, saw declines on the English exams but gains in Algebra I. Math scores for elementary, middle and high school students remain below pre-pandemic levels.

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 ...

For the last decade, math scores had held steady, with small fluctuations here and there. But this year, that stability was shattered. In eighth-grade math, the average score fell in all but one ...

In eighth-grade reading, the 29-point gap between Black and white students in Washington hasn’t improved since 1998. Advertising Washington state reading, math scores mirror national drop ...