HOUSTON, June 17, 2025--A new research study shows that Texas schools using STEMscopes Math in fourth grade had significant gains on the 2024 STAAR in math.

During the 2023-2024 school year, over 20% of Texas public elementary schools used STEMscopes Math in fourth grade classrooms. The study compared STAAR outcomes in these schools to those of ...

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SEATTLE — State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping, according to a non-partisan ...

Nationally, Maryland fourth graders jumped from 40th to 20th place on reading. There were also small improvements in the national rankings on fourth grade math, and eighth grade math and reading.

For the first time, Tennessee is now in the top 25 states across fourth-grade and eighth-grade achievement in math and reading. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

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.

However, between 2022 and 2024 NAEP data, the percentage of North Carolina's students scoring at or above the proficient level has increased in both fourth and eighth grade math by 6 percent.

In fourth grade math, Alabama students earned an average score of 236 out of 500 – a jump of six points since 2022 and the highest the state has scored since the test began. Fourth grade reading ...

Math scores nationwide have also collapsed over a similar period. Texas’ fourth-grade math scores, on the other hand, climbed by 2 points and rose six spots in national rankings.

Illinois eighth grade students outperformed national averages in reading, math. Fourth grade, eighth grade, and the 12th grade are tested, but the 12th grade results have not yet been released.

Illinois eighth grade students outperformed national averages in reading, math. Fourth grade, eighth grade, and the 12th grade are tested, but the 12th grade results have not yet been released.