DETROIT (AP) — Michigan students scored higher in math, reading and writing last year on the state’s annual standardized tests, officials said Monday.

Students statewide — particularly third- and eighth-graders — scored higher in reading proficiency, according to the fall 2012 Michigan Education Assessment Program results released by the state Department of Education. Students also scored higher in math at all grade levels, but particularly in grades 3, 4 and 5. Fourth- and seventh-graders improved their writing proficiency scores.