The state Board of Education is slated to decide on new standardized test score descriptions. There’s debate over the best way to describe students who are not proficient. The newly proposed terms for ...

A student takes a computer-based test in this file photo. California officials this week debated what to call it when a student has a low test score. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) The State Board of Education ...

Here’s how elementary school districts in Richland and Lexington districts performed in English and math in 2025. TRACY KIMBALL tkimball@heraldonline.com Many South Carolina elementary school students ...

Scores went up in all tested grades for the second straight year in Los Angeles. Six years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, test scores have recovered. Achievement levels remain lower for ...

The share of students proficient in math, English and science is up for the first time since the pandemic – but passing rates remain well below pre-pandemic levels. Fourth-grade students wait for the ...

Math and reading scores for Wisconsin students in grades three through eight have remained stagnant over the last two years. Just over half of students statewide met or exceeded grade-level standards ...

Editor’s note: A story about Lackawanna County schools’ standardized test scores published Saturday used the wrong data to evaluate students’ performance. This story corrects that information.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s K-12 students are emerging from the pandemic malaise, posting the most significant academic improvements ...