Louisiana ranks number one in the nation for 2022 for improvement in fourth grade reading. State Superintendent of Education Doctor Cade Brumley says over the last two years, Louisiana has implemented a number of policy decisions to curb the state’s long-standing literacy crisis.
“I think this news with us being first in the entire country on reading growth is affirming to so much of the work that we’ve been doing,” said Brumley.
Louisiana’s fourth grade reading improved by two points while the national average declined by three points according to the National Report Card released today by the National Center for Education Statistics.
This was the national assessment since 2019 and Louisiana improved its ranking from 49th overall to 43rd. Brumley says the state improved its reading math score rankings.
“So in 4th grading from 50th to 42nd, 4th grade math 50th to 44th, 8th grade reading 45th to 39th and 8th grade math 49th to 45th,” said Brumley.
Brumley says the results nationally and in Louisiana demonstrate the pandemic’s impact on students over the last two years. He says in eighth grade math, Louisiana saw a six-point decline compared to eight-point decline nationally. He says trying to improve math scores has been problematic.
“We are beginning to explore some of the reasons behind that, ” said Brumley. “Our agency will soon be pushing out additional supports thinking about the foundational skills of mathematics not just the conceptual skills.” said Brumley.
The 2022 mathematics and reading assessments were administered between January and March of this year.
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