Statewide Assessment Results from the 2021-22 School Year Published on the Platform Provide Parents and Policymakers an Important Window into Student Progress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New K-12 assessment data released today shows that America’s students are steadily making gains in English language arts and math, but they are still far from pre-pandemic levels. The comprehensive results were unveiled on the Collaborative for Student Success’ Assessment HQ platform — the go-to source for understanding annual K-12 academic assessments.
The update, which was based on statewide assessment data from nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia from the 2021-22 school year, provides the most comprehensive and complete snapshot of statewide student testing results from students in grades 3-8 since the start of the pandemic — as well as historical data as far back as the 2015-16 school year.
The results show that a majority of states with comparable data* have seen improvement in all grades when compared to the 2020-21 school year — a trend that is mirrored across most student groups: Black, Hispanic, white and Asian American students.
Despite these bright spots in student growth, states are still seeing significant lags in student performance and there’s an urgent need to get students back on track. Notable trends among the results include:
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An alarming number of students are still well below proficiency.
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More than one-third of third grade students are not reading and/or on track to read at grade level — a shortcoming that long predates the pandemic.
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Students are recovering at a slower pace in math than in English language arts.
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Bucking the positive trends, Black, Hispanic and white students have seen 1% declines in eighth grade English language arts since the 2020-21 school year.
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Most states are in compliance with federal law and are reporting data to parents and the general public, but there are notable exceptions:
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Nine states have yet to provide disaggregated data by student groups.
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One-third of states are not yet reporting comprehensive student participation rates.
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48 states and the District of Columbia have released at least some of their 2021-22 assessment results. Maine and Vermont have not released any results.
“State assessment results provide an important piece of the puzzle when looking individually and systemically at how well students are recovering from the pandemic,” said Jim Cowen, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success. “State assessment results should be presented to policymakers, educators, and parents in understandable ways to help support recovery and strategically allocate resources to the students most in need, and we are pleased to be able to offer the results in one, easy-to-use place on the Assessment HQ platform.”