Another year of Oregon Statewide Assessment results are out for the state’s primary-school students, and they still leave much to be desired.

Statewide, English and language arts proficiency is at 43%, mathematics proficiency is at 31.5%, and science is at 30%. Last year, those numbers were 42.8%, 31.3%, and 29.8%, respectively—marking a minor increase this year. Students of color and those experiencing poverty are also, on the whole, still drastically underperforming their counterparts.

(Notably, the Oregon Department of Education made a change in how students with significant cognitive disabilities are included this year, which has slightly boosted proficiency numbers across the board. WW ’s comparisons with the 2023–24 school year use percentages adjusted to reflect this new stand

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