Maryland public school students made modest gains in math and English language arts, but significant gaps remain between demographic groups, the latest test results show.

The Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) , which students took this spring, showed nearly 51% of students were proficient in language arts, an increase from about 48% in the 2023-24 school year.

The results mark the third straight year of language arts increases, gains that are being attributed in part to the “science of reading” curriculum that State Superintendent Carey Wright brought with her from Mississippi, where test scores rose significantly while she was superintendent there.

Fourth grade was the only level that saw their overall scores go down, form 49.3% in the 2023-24 school year to 48.4% in 2

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