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DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The nation’s report card showed that the schools have failed to recover from learning losses during the pandemic.
But Illinois and Iowa showed mostly steady results, and eighth graders excelled in reading. Only two states scored higher than Illinois, and three in Iowa.
Overall, Illinois is doing fairly well, especially compared to the national average. Math has seen a little improvement, but reading is staying steady with slight dips.
Overall, Iowa shows steady results but with slight declines, especially in math and reading over the years, but it’s still performing better than the national average in most areas.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress exam is given every two years to fourth and eighth graders.
Eighth grade math: For math, the 2024 average was 277, a slight increase from 2022 (275), and pretty much the same as 2000 (275). That’s above the national average (272), and Illinois did better than 26 states, five states scored higher.
Fourth grade reading: The fourth grade reading score in 2024 was 214, which matches the national average. It’s about the same as 2022 (218) and a little higher than 2000 (216). Illinois ranked higher than eight states but lower than eight others.
Fourth grade math: In fourth grade math, Illinois scored an average of 236 in 2024, just a tad below the national average (237). It’s almost identical to 2022 (237) and significantly higher than 2000 (223). The state did better than six states, but nine states performed better.
Gov. JB Pritzker said the scores are a testament to the great strides the state is showing.
“Illinois students are proving what we’ve always known — when we support our schools, our kids thrive,” Pritzker said.
According to a media release for the Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois is on track to fully invest its federal pandemic relief funds.
It also has leveled a literacy plan in early 2024 and has plans for math skills.
Iowa credited high reading scores to its Science of Reading approach.
Iowa Department of Education’s director McKenzie Snow said it will look next to math.
“Iowa’s concerning mathematics rankings underscore the critical need to support evidence-based mathematics instruction statewide, as proposed by Gov. Reynolds and the Department in the Math Counts Act.”
Eighth grade math: Iowa’s eighth graders scored an average of 275 in 2024, above the national average (272), but down from 2022 (277) and significantly lower than 2003 (284). It ranked better than 24 states, though 12 states scored higher.
Fourth grade reading: The average score for Iowa’s fourth graders in 2024 was 215, just above the national average of 214. It’s a slight drop from 2022 (218) and lower than 1998 (220). Iowa ranked better than 11 states but lower than nine others.
Fourth grade math: In 2024, Iowa’s fourth graders scored an average of 237, which is the same as the national average. It’s close to the 2022 score of 240, but slightly down from 2000 (231). Iowa performed better than 11 states, but seven states did better.
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DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The nation’s report card showed that the schools have failed to recover from learning losses during the pandemic.
But Illinois and Iowa showed mostly steady results, and eighth graders excelled in reading. Only two states scored higher than Illinois, and three in Iowa.
Overall, Illinois is doing fairly well, especially compared to the national average. Math has seen a little improvement, but reading is staying steady with slight dips.
Overall, Iowa shows steady results but with slight declines, especially in math and reading over the years, but it’s still performing better than the national average in most areas.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress exam is given every two years to fourth and eighth graders.
ILLINOIS
Eighth grade reading: In 2024, Illinois students scored an average of 262, which was the same as 2022, but a bit lower than 2003 (266). They did better than the national average (257), ranking higher than 28 states, but a couple of states scored better.Eighth grade math: For math, the 2024 average was 277, a slight increase from 2022 (275), and pretty much the same as 2000 (275). That’s above the national average (272), and Illinois did better than 26 states, five states scored higher.
Fourth grade reading: The fourth grade reading score in 2024 was 214, which matches the national average. It’s about the same as 2022 (218) and a little higher than 2000 (216). Illinois ranked higher than eight states but lower than eight others.
Fourth grade math: In fourth grade math, Illinois scored an average of 236 in 2024, just a tad below the national average (237). It’s almost identical to 2022 (237) and significantly higher than 2000 (223). The state did better than six states, but nine states performed better.
Gov. JB Pritzker said the scores are a testament to the great strides the state is showing.
“Illinois students are proving what we’ve always known — when we support our schools, our kids thrive,” Pritzker said.
According to a media release for the Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois is on track to fully invest its federal pandemic relief funds.
It also has leveled a literacy plan in early 2024 and has plans for math skills.
Iowa credited high reading scores to its Science of Reading approach.
Iowa Department of Education’s director McKenzie Snow said it will look next to math.
“Iowa’s concerning mathematics rankings underscore the critical need to support evidence-based mathematics instruction statewide, as proposed by Gov. Reynolds and the Department in the Math Counts Act.”
IOWA
Eighth grade reading: In 2024, Iowa’s eighth graders scored an average of 261, slightly higher than the national average of 257. It’s almost the same as 2022 (260), but lower than the 2003 score (268). Iowa was above the national average and ranked higher than 25 states but lower than only three.Eighth grade math: Iowa’s eighth graders scored an average of 275 in 2024, above the national average (272), but down from 2022 (277) and significantly lower than 2003 (284). It ranked better than 24 states, though 12 states scored higher.
Fourth grade reading: The average score for Iowa’s fourth graders in 2024 was 215, just above the national average of 214. It’s a slight drop from 2022 (218) and lower than 1998 (220). Iowa ranked better than 11 states but lower than nine others.
Fourth grade math: In 2024, Iowa’s fourth graders scored an average of 237, which is the same as the national average. It’s close to the 2022 score of 240, but slightly down from 2000 (231). Iowa performed better than 11 states, but seven states did better.
