“Nation’s Report Card” Educational Scores Released - See How Rhode Island Ranks
Monday, October 24, 2022
The National Assessment of Educational Progress released the 2022 Nation’s Report Card on Monday, revealing a nationwide plunge in math that wiped out three decades of gains.
Scores across the country for reading also fell dramatically. The only solace for Rhode Island is that for the four categories of scores released — math and reading for 4th and 8th graders — Rhode Island score for reading for 4th graders reported “no change.”
“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,” said NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr. “The results also underscore the importance of instruction and the role of schools in both students’ academic growth and their overall well-being. It’s clear we all need to come together—policymakers and community leaders at every level—as partners in helping our educators, children, and families succeed.”
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThis testing has been the national benchmark since the early 1990s.
These test results are not the much anticipated RICAS scores that have become an issue in the Rhode Island governor’s race. Specifically, Republican candidate Ashley Kalus has charged that Governor Dan McKee, a Democrat, has been delaying the release of the RICAS scores for political reasons.
Nation's Report Card — Rhode Island in Comparison to the Rest of New England
GoLocal analyzed Rhode Island’s 2022 results compared to the rest of New England and found that Rhode Island ranked near the bottom — only Maine had a lower proficiency rate against the four categories.
Rhode Island also ranked below the national average in both 4th-grade math and 8th-grade math.
Just 24% of Rhode Island 8th graders are proficient in math -- the national average is 28%.
In reading, 4th grade Rhode Island students were slightly more proficient than the national average.
34% of RI 4th graders were proficient versus the national average of 33%.
And, RI matched the national percentage for eighth-grade reading proficiency at 31%.
National Concerns
There were no improvements in mathematics in any state or large urban district, and eighth-grade mathematics scores declined in 51 participating states and jurisdictions since the assessment was last given in 2019, the year prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
“Eighth grade is a pivotal moment in students’ mathematics education, as they develop key mathematics skills for further learning and potential careers in mathematics and science,” said Daniel J. McGrath, acting as NCES associate commissioner for assessment. “If left unaddressed, this could alter the trajectories and life opportunities of a whole cohort of young people, potentially reducing their abilities to pursue rewarding and productive careers in mathematics, science, and technology.”
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