"The assessment, also known as the Nation's Report Card, tested around 23,000 eighth-grade students from 600 schools across the country from January to March 2024 to measure their knowledge of key science topics. The assessment also tested about 19,300 twelfth-grade students from 1,500 schools in math and 24,300 students from 1,500 schools in reading. The decline in scores echoed testing data released earlier this year and revealed a 4-point drop for 8th graders in science and a 3-point decline for 12th graders in math and reading."
"With 38% of students scoring below basic in 8th grade science, students' science scores were the lowest they've been since 2009, while students' scores in 12th grade math and reading were the lowest they've ever been since the tests were first administered 1992 for reading and 2005 for math. The data did not include a state-by-state breakdown, but California is expected to release its own standardized testing data next month."
National testing revealed declines in 12th-grade math and reading and in 8th-grade science compared with 2019. 12th-grade math and reading scores reached their lowest levels since tests began (reading 1992; math 2005). Eighth-grade science scores were the lowest since 2009, with 38% of students scoring below basic. The assessment tested about 23,000 eighth-graders from 600 schools, about 19,300 twelfth-graders in math from 1,500 schools, and about 24,300 twelfth-graders in reading from 1,500 schools between January and March 2024. Scores dropped four points in 8th-grade science and three points in 12th-grade math and reading.
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