Indiana saw its largest year over year increase of students reading proficiently by the end of third grade, but it’s still unclear how many children will be retained under the new IREAD law.

The IREAD results for the 2024-25 school year were released on Aug. 13 and showed that the statewide proficiency rate was at 87.3%, which is a nearly 5 percentage point increase from last year.

However, this most recent class of third graders was also the class affected by the state’s new retention law that will hold students back from moving onto the fourth grade if they don’t pass the test or meet one of the exemptions. More on IREAD concerns: New Indiana IREAD law sparks parent concern as student retention set to rise

State officials said the data on how many third graders will be retained th

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