Only a third of American K-12 schools have returned to pre-coronavirus pandemic achievement levels in math or reading, an education analysis group said this week.
Those findings came as part of a study released on Feb. 24 by NWEA, which analyzed scores from more than 5 million students across 9,326 schools. Comparing scores from 2019 and 2024, the organization said only one in seven schools recovered in both math and reading.
NWEA, previously known as Northwest Evaluation Association, said schools serving high-poverty neighborhoods made the largest gains in scores over the past five years, but were still behind pre-pandemic levels. Overall, the report said, schools in rural areas saw the highest rates of recovery compared with their suburban and urban counterparts….
K-12 Reading, Math Scores Lagging Behind Pre-Pandemic Levels: Study
