Schools, students still recovering from pandemic learning loss, state report card shows – Capitol News IL

Numbers from standardized tests administered last spring show steep declines in the percentage of students who met or exceeded state standards in English language arts and math compared to 2019, the last year tests were administered before the pandemic. Overall, only 27.4% of third graders in Illinois met or exceeded state standards in reading, down from 36.4% in 2019. Only 23.1% of Illinois eighth graders scored proficient in math last year, down from 32.6% in 2019.