Fort Bend ISD students continue to perform above the national average on key academic benchmarks, according to the district’s latest standardized testing results, although some gaps remain in middle school math.

At the Oct. 27 board meeting, district officials presented beginning-of-year data from the Measures of Academic Progress, or MAP test, an online assessment that tracks student growth across the school year compared to national peers.

The findings also prompted trustees to request more details on pre-K enrollment and its impact on early learning, as well as data on math readiness and enrollment trends among eighth graders, whose scores continue to lag behind state and national averages .

“I don't want [these subpopulations] to get lost in the shuffle,” board President Kristin

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