While the highest-performing students started to regain lost ground, lower-performing students fell further behind.

The share of Minnesota eighth graders failing to meet basic reading achievement standards edged up to the highest level on record in 2024, according to national benchmark test results released this ...

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

The results also highlighted the sharp divergence between higher- and lower- achieving students. The modest progress in fourth grade math was entirely driven by high-achieving students. And the ...