N.J. students are finally beating pre-pandemic test scores in one surprising subject

New Jersey education officials had some rare positive news when they released statewide standardized test scores this week.
American Enterprise Institute

TIMSS Shows the Bottom Is Falling Out for US Test Scores

Last week’s release of 2023 scores from the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)—an international assessment measuring fourth and eighth graders in math and science—offers a fresh look at ...
EdSource

Statewide test scores improved in 2024, but achievement still not back to pre-Covid levels

This story was updated at 4:25 pm with more details on the assessment results. California students made some progress toward regaining their pre-Covid levels of achievement with incremental increases ...
Los Angeles Times

LAUSD test scores hit a new high, erasing pandemic lows with a second year of strong gains

Scores went up in all tested grades for the second straight year in Los Angeles. Six years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, test scores have recovered. Achievement levels remain lower for ...
NorthJersey.com

School state test scores are in for 2024. See improvement in NJ students since pre-COVID

Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey’s third graders are still struggling with reading — only 44% of them exceeded expectations in English language arts, compared with 50% before the ...