Books at the 7-9 age table at the Reading at the Park event in Cleveland, Miss., where organizers were intentional about buying books that feature Black characters and leaders, May 14, 2022. Credit: Julia James/Mississippi Today
The latest results of Mississippi’s third-grade reading test show no dramatic declines in student performance. But they show no significant gains, either.
Since 2021-22, the first year of student data after the pandemic, the share of students passing the assessment — including the initial test and any retest — has hovered around 85%.
