DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s public school students are showing significant improvement on standardized math and reading tests, state education officials said Thursday in releasing updated results from this year’s Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System testing.

According to the test results, more than 10,000 additional children in grades 3 to 10 were deemed proficient in reading this year compared to last year, and more than 9,000 additional students attained proficiency in math.