“The National Center for Education Statistics – a division of the Department of Education – published an ongoing report of 13-year-old students…
The results showed average scores for both areas are now lower than pre-pandemic scores, with a 9-point decline in the average math performance score between the 2019-2020 school year and the 2022-2023 school year, as well as a 4-point decline in the average reading performance score.”