EQAO standardized test success rates up slightly from previous year
Ontario students' persistently low math scores have improved slightly since last year, results of standardized testing show.
Ontario students' math scores have shown a slight improvement in standardized testing results, according to the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). The 2025-26 school year's results indicate that 52 percent of Grade 6 students met the provincial standard, up one percentage point from the previous year. Grade 3 and Grade 9 students also met the standard at 65 percent and 59 percent, respectively, also an increase of one percentage point.
Reading and writing scores in Grade 3 and Grade 6 were 75 and 86 percent, respectively, remaining the same as the previous year. French-language schools performed better than English-language schools in most categories. Despite these improvements, education minister Paul Calandra emphasized that there is still more work to be done, citing persistent achievement gaps and uneven results across the province.
The EQAO also noted a significant increase in students exempted from the tests in some school boards, urging further investigation into the reasons behind this trend.
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