Alabama is the only state where 4th-grade math scores are higher now than they were in 2019, before the pandemic. This is the story of how the state pulled it off.

Looking at some of the data, for example in 4th-grade math, in 2024, 43% of students were at or above comprehension. This is 6% less than what we saw pre-pandemic. Comparing that to North Carolina ...

But since 1990, students at both grade levels have improved in math: Fourth graders this year scored 27 points higher on the 300-point exam compared with their peers in 1990.

The city’s average fourth grade math score increased eight points from 2022, the last time the test was administered. The District ties Delaware for the largest score boost in the nation.

Among the few bright spots was an improvement in fourth grade math, where the average score ticked up 2 points on a scale of 500. It's still 3 points lower than the 2019 pre-pandemic average, ...

fourth grade math scores, though, were below the national average. eighth grade reading levels were on par with the national average, but eighth grade math scores were significantly below average.

In D.C., fourth graders made major strides in math, but fourth-grade reading and eighth-grade math and reading scores remained about the same. In Maryland, ...

39% of MPS fourth-graders are at least basic level for math. Fourth grade math: Twelve percent of MPS fourth-graders tested as proficient or better in math, and 27% tested as showing basic knowledge.

Fourth graders saw the most improvement, with math proficiency rising from 32% in 2022 to 35% in 2024. Eighth-grade math proficiency separately increased by 1%, from 26% in 2022 to 27% last year.

The math results of an international test of academic skills show that U.S. fourth and eighth grade students are losing ground, while more than a dozen countries are improving.