Post-Lockdowns, Student Scores Fall
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The following infographics were shared on social media on April 15, 2024. Sources – and direct links to view/share on multiple platforms – are provided at the bottom of this post. Please report broken links here.
As of 2022/23, math and reading scores for students aged 9 and 13 have declined across every percentile level compared to 2020.
In 2022, average scores for students aged 9 declined 5 points in reading and 7 points in mathematics compared to 2020 - representing the largest average score decline in reading since 1990, and the first ever score decline in mathematics.
When asked if they ever attended school from home or somewhere outside of school for any duration during the last school year (2020–21) because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 70% of 9-year-old students recalled learning remotely.
The 2023 reading and mathematics scores for students aged 13, at all five selected percentile levels, declined compared to 2020.
According to Peggy Carr, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics:
The results show the profound toll on student learning during the pandemic, as the size and scope of the declines are the largest ever in mathematics.
✏️ References
National Assessment of Educational Progress. (2024). “Student Performance Across Subjects.” The Nation's Report Card.
National Assessment of Educational Progress. (2024). “NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessment Results: Reading and Mathematics: Age 9.” The Nation's Report Card.
National Assessment of Educational Progress. (2024). “NAEP Long-Term Trend Assessment Results: Reading and Mathematics: Age 13.” The Nation's Report Card.
Reilly, K. (24 October 2022). “Not a Single State Has Improved Students’ Math or Reading Scores Since 2019.” Time.
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