Mapping the Math of America's Test Score Declines
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- 28 Oct 2022
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Nationally, students posted the largest score declines ever recorded in math in the assessment’s history. In each subject, public school students in a majority of states experienced significant score drops between 2019 and 2022.
“The results show the profound toll on student learning during the pandemic, as the size and scope of the declines are the largest ever in mathematics,” said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, the research arm of the Education Department, which released the data on Monday.
Scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as NAEP or “The Nation’s Report Card,” encompass students in fourth and eighth grades in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense Education Activity schools, Bureau of Indian Education schools, Puerto Rico (in math) and 26 large urban school districts that volunteered to participate. The national results reflect a common measure of student achievement across public, private, Defense Department and Bureau of Indian Education schools.
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. Read More...
