The targeted statewide test data released this week provided breakdowns by school district and student demographic.
Maryland students of color and economically disadvantaged students are still trailing their White and more affluent peers in recovering academically from learning loss seen during the pandemic, according to deeper lookThe state tests, known as the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program , were taken by students in spring 2022. Initial results showed Maryland’s students followed a national trend of students reaching pre-pandemic levels in English language arts, but lagging in mathematics.
“We have a lot of work to do in math; we have a lot of work to do period,” State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury said during a state board meeting Tuesday. “Even within these numbers, there’s the achievement gap that has widened.
English language arts scores for the third to eighth grades were higher. Roughly 44 percent of all Maryland students scored proficient — which was the same percentage as the 2018-19 school year. Thirty-one percent Black students scored proficient, which was a 3 percentage point increase from the 2018-19 school year.
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