OLYMPIA, Wash. – Spring test scores show public school students in Washington are recovering in math, but need more focus on literacy.
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction released results from assessments done last spring.
The state specifically highlighted test scores since the pandemic, showing that more students are meeting grade-level standards than they were in 2021, but the numbers haven’t significantly increased.
OSPI acknowledges the scores are not back to where they were before the pandemic when schools were shut down for months and students were learning from home.
The state points out that math scores are increasing in all grade levels, but tenth-grade scores decreased slightly between 2022 and 2023.
“In English language arts, the data indicate a need for a renewed focus on literacy,” OSPI said in its release. The state points to a world that’s more “digitally connected” and that fewer kids describe themselves as “frequent readers.”
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