NYC reading scores sink, with third grade proficiency falling 14 points
Reading scores sank in New York City last school year, with a nearly 14 percentage point decline among third graders, according to preliminary data released Friday. Among students in grades 3-8, about half were proficient in reading, a decline of 6 percentage points.…
New York City's third grade reading scores have fallen by 14 percentage points, according to preliminary data released this week. This decline, which marks a 6 percentage point drop among students in grades 3-8, is the most pronounced in grades 3-5, with fourth and fifth grade scores also dropping significantly. City officials, including Chancellor Kamar Samuels, have vowed to conduct a thorough analysis of the fluctuations in reading scores, noting that they diverge from the city's own periodic assessments, which generally show improvements.
The city's recent shift to new literacy instruction curriculums in elementary and middle schools is being scrutinized, with some testing experts raising concerns about potential irregularities in the exams. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pledged to further invest in the literacy and math curriculum overhaul launched by his predecessor.
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