"Specifically, the average math score for 12th grade in 2024 was the lowest it had been since the assessment began in 2005; 45% of them performed below the NAEP basic achievement level. For reading scores, just 35% of 12th-graders were at or above NAEP's proficiency level, and their average score was 10 points lower than when the reading assessment was first administered in 1992."
"Results were down in all areas, with high school seniors seeing the most significant declines. These scores partly demonstrate the impact the pandemic had on student learning; in addition to the math and reading scores, NAEP also found that 31% of 12th-graders reported missing three or more days of school in the previous month in 2024, up from 26% in 2019."
The National Assessment of Educational Progress released 2024 scores for 8th-grade science and 12th-grade reading and math, showing declines in all tested areas. High school seniors experienced the steepest drops. The average 12th-grade math score in 2024 was the lowest since the assessment began in 2005, with 45% performing below NAEP's basic level. Only 35% of 12th-graders reached NAEP proficiency in reading, and average reading scores are 10 points below the 1992 assessment baseline. Absenteeism rose, with 31% of seniors missing three or more days in the previous month, up from 26% in 2019.
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