Nationwide, the results show students in fourth and eighth grade saw declines in math and reading between 2019 and 2022. It relates it back to the pandemic and the disruption caused by Covid-19.

The math results of an international test of academic skills show that U.S. fourth and eighth grade students are losing ground, while more than a dozen countries are improving.

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 ...

Scores in fourth-grade math, eighth-grade math and eighth-grade reading are the lowest they’ve been since test-taking procedures last changed in 2002 and 2003.

New data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows Massachusetts' scores on the reading and math exams of fourth and eighth grade students have fallen to a 19-year low.

Michigan improved in the state rankings in fourth grade math, moving up to 18th in 2024 compared with 22nd in 2022. In eighth grade math, Michigan's ranking fell to 26th compared with 18th in 2022.