Jan 31, 2025 - News
Reading scores drop among Florida middle schoolers
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Students in Florida — and across the U.S. — had low reading comprehension scores last year in a learning loss trend exacerbated by the pandemic, according to a national education report released Wednesday.
Why it matters: Students across age groups demonstrated continued declines in reading comprehension, despite efforts to reverse the slip. Gaps between high- and low-achieving students have also widened.
- The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called the Nation's Report Card, is administered under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Education.
Zoom in: Florida's eighth graders struggled in the math and reading tests, posting the state's worst scores in two decades, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
- The state's fourth grade reading score dropped to its lowest since 2003.
- The fourth grade math score was about the same from about two years ago, but still lower than pre-COVID years.
In Miami-Dade Public Schools, eighth graders scored lower in math and reading than they did in 2022 and 2009.
- The fourth grade reading score was lower from its average score in 2022 and similar to its 2009 score.
- The fourth grade math score was higher than 2022 and 2009.