Missouri student standardized test scores improving, but gaps remain

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Missouri students show improvement on standardized tests, but scores remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Math scores improved, exceeding 2019 levels, while English language arts scores lag behind.

A significant achievement gap persists between student groups.

State officials aim to address low attendance rates and implement benchmark assessments for more timely feedback.

Students are showing “positive momentum” on state standardized tests, state education officials said Tuesday, though the results remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Commissioner of Education Karla Eslinger told the State Board of Education Tuesday that she was glad to see an end to the “nosedive” that scores took between 2018 and 2023. But she knows the state can do better.

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