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DES MOINES — Iowa students have rebounded to pre-COVID performance across multiple subjects, including math, reading and writing, and saw an improvement in rates of chronic absenteeism last year, Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday.

Reynolds, during a press conference at the Iowa State Capitol building, highlighted spring assessment results from the Statewide Assessment of Student Progress for students in grades 3-11. She was joined by other education leaders, including Iowa Department of Education Director Mackenzie Snow and Davenport Superintendent T.J. Schneckloth.

Overall scores for the 2024-25 school year improved, with nearly 56 percent of schools performing in the top three of six rating

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