While math and reading scores for 9-year-old students across the country have improved slightly over the past three years, their 13-year-old peers have seen no gains in the same subject areas, according to U.S. Department of Education data released on June 10.
Still, scores for both age groups remain below pre-pandemic levels in both subject areas.
That’s according to the latest release of the Nation’s Report Card, which provides new data for the two age groups dating back at least three years.
For the 9-year-olds, average scores last year were four points higher in both reading (218 out of 500) and math (238 out of 500) compared to those in 2022. For the 13-year-olds, average reading scores have remained at 256 since 2023, while math scores decreased by a point from 2023 to 270 last year….