85% of Mississippi third graders pass reading assessment
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced 85% of third graders passed the third-grade reading assessment after the final retest for the 2024-25 school year. They said the pass rate is higher than the 2023-24 final pass rate of 84%. Mississippi’s Literacy-Based Promotion Act (LBPA) requires third graders to […]
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced 25,399 (77.3%) of third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment given this spring for the 2024-25 school year. This is a record-high number of third graders who passed the test, according to the agency. “These…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Thousands of third graders in Arkansas are at risk of being held back under new state reading standards, sparking concern from lawmakers. Under the new standards, third graders must pass a specific reading level before advancing to fourth grade. The standards are part of the…
ALABAMA (WHNT) — Out of the 55,930 Alabama third graders who took the ACAP reading test for the 2024-2025 school year, 6,470 students scored below grade level, according to Alabama State Department of Education data. According to data from the Alabama State Department of Education, 11.57% of Alabama third-grade students…