US 8th-grade math below Basic hits 41% in 2024, up from 32% pre-pandemic
justin_hart · x · 2026-11-14
Citing NAEP data, justinhart argues students never bounced back after the pandemic: the share of 8th graders below "Basic" in math rose from 32% (2019) to 40% (2022) and stayed at 41% in 2024.
The accompanying chart adds: 4th-grade reading rose from 35% to 41%, 8th-grade reading from 28% to 34%, and 4th-grade math from 20% to 24%. In three of the four tests, 2024 was worse than 2022, countering the "the kids will be fine" narrative.
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