The FAST tests are given to students three times over the school year, but only the last one counts toward school ...

The assessment categorizes students as "above," "at," "below," or "well below" their grade reading level. The material gets more difficult with each grade, and cut scores increase throughout the year.

About 16,238 third graders failed South Carolina reading tests last year. That number has been nearly cut in half.

Students in grades three, six ad seven had improved performances on the math end-of-course exam. The 65% of 6th-graders who ...

On the key third-grade reading test, 22% of Florida’s third graders failed this year, putting them at risk of being held back. That figure matches last year’s rate, but is down significantly ...

Texas and Austin students' scores improved in reading and had some gains in math, according to newly released STAAR scores.

About 60% of district seventh graders who scored at grade level or above in reading topped the state average of 57%. But in math, there was a significant difference. The district averaged 42% and ...

Overall, 58% students in grades three through 10 scored at grade level or higher on the reading assessment, matching the state performance but trailing those in Broward (61%) and Miami-Dade (60%).

In 2024, 27% of MSCS third graders scored proficiently on the ELA portion of the TCAP tests. From 2023 to 2024, the district had improved its third-grade reading scores by almost 4%.

The mixed-bag results showed early literacy improvements, a key indicator of future academic success, but underline the ...

But many parents and educators have grown skeptical of standardized testing and the relevance of a student’s scores to their long-term success—especially tests given when children are still in ...