In a predictable, yet nonetheless shocking outcome, the latest scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress record the biggest decline in math in three decades.

In mathematics, eighth grade students’ NAEP scores dropped eight points from 2019 to 2022, according to results released Monday. Just 26% of eighth graders now perform math proficiently, down from 33% in 2019.

Recommended Stories

Falling test scores illustrate the disaster of distance learning

Colorado students see significant learning loss after pandemic

While teachers unions push politics, reading scores hit historic lows