In yet another report showing test scores dropping dramatically for public school students in Washington, the state’s 4th and 8th graders have scored the lowest ever recorded since they began taking what’s called “The Nation’s Report Card.”
Released on Monday, the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) 2022 results also show Washington’s state schools rank at or below the national average for the first time since 8th graders started taking the test in 1998 and 4th graders began sitting for the exam in 2003.
Results of the NAEP exams given between January and March 2022 were similar around the country, according to Chalkbeat, a non-profit news organization covering education.
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