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Download Annual Report State of Student Learning 2022 More than 11 million students completed the i-Ready Diagnostic this year. Using a sample of nearly two million students, our annual research report shows that student learning post-pandemic is either slowly recovering or holding steady in reading and mathematics. However, bright spots exist, and some schools are indeed unlocking ways to drive growth. Scroll Down On the Road to Recovery More students are on grade level this year than last year, yet they are still behind historical averages. In spring 2022, student achievement in reading and mathematics improved slightly in some grades, but overall, it remains somewhat below pre-pandemic historical averages. 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In reading, the largest differences occur in Grades 1-3, which are especially critical years for establishing the foundational reading skills necessary for long-term academic success. Where to Focus for Greater Improvement While we do see some good news in looking at the data, overall, students are still falling behind pre-pandemic performance. What we observe in the research Keys to Unlocking Success is: Schools that are exceeding expectations have prioritized actions that focus on mindset, data culture, professional practice for teachers, home–school connections, and more.. Read Now Areas of Concern in Foundational Reading Foundational Skill-Building in Early Elementary School Requires Urgent Focus Historical Spring 2021 Spring 2022 Explicit and systematic phonics instruction is core to the Science of Reading approach. Our research shows that in the foundational reading domain of Phonics, fewer students are on target for meeting grade-level expectations than before the pandemic. Grade-Level Performance in Middle School Reading Is Stable 45% of middle school students are on grade level in reading in spring 2022. Before the pandemic, 47% of students were on grade level in reading. Middle school students are close to pre-pandemic levels in reading. However, it is important to note that less than half of middle school students were on grade level before the pandemic. Middle school students are close to pre-pandemic levels in reading. However, it is important to note that less than half of middle school students were on grade level before the pandemic.The question is no longer if or how the pandemic affected student learning, it is if and how [the learning] can recover. It is critical to grow our understanding of what measurable shifts have occurred in student learning as we have more distance from 2020 and more investment in recovery efforts. ” Kristen Huff Vice President of Assessment and Research, Curriculum Associates [{"title":"Grade 1","data":{"historical":63,"spring2021":52,"spring2022":55}},{"title":"Grade 2","data":{"historical":61,"spring2021":49,"spring2022":52}},{"title":"Grade 3","data":{"historical":65,"spring2021":51,"spring2022":54}},{"title":"Grade 4","data":{"historical":69,"spring2021":53,"spring2022":58}},{"title":"Grade 5","data":{"historical":64,"spring2021":53,"spring2022":54}},{"title":"Grade 6","data":{"historical":56,"spring2021":47,"spring2022":49}},{"title":"Grade 7","data":{"historical":46,"spring2021":39,"spring2022":40}},{"title":"Grade 8","data":{"historical":40,"spring2021":34,"spring2022":35}}] Math Improvements Are Not Sufficient Historical Spring 2021 Spring 2022 Students did better in spring 2022 than the previous year across all grade levels in mathematics. Upper-elementary and early middle school students appear to have suffered the greatest setbacks relative to pre-pandemic levels. These are years during which students typically solidify basic mathematics skills in order to move on to more complex equations and abstract reasoning. On the Plus Side Grade 4 Students Have Made the Biggest Comeback 16% Spring 2021 5% 11% Spring 2022 In spring 2022, 58% of students in Grade 4 were on grade level, which is down 11 percentage points from before the pandemic (i.e., 69% proficient) compared with being down by 16 percentage points in spring 2021 (i.e., 53% proficient), a year-over-year improvement of 5 percentage points. Critical Mathematics Domains What to Watch for in Mathematics Performance Students need support in foundational mathematics more so now than prior to the pandemic. With fewer students on grade level in Number and Operations and Algebra and Algebraic Thinking, students may need support in high school to master the problem-solving and reasoning skills they need to be successful in the future. Number and Operations Algebra and Algebraic Thinking Number and Operations Grade 4: Percentage of Students On Grade Level 77% Grade 4 Historical 69% Grade 4 2021 69% Grade 4 2022 Algebra and Algebraic Thinking Grade 6: Percentage of Students On Grade Level 53% Grade 6 Historical 47% Grade 6 2021 45% Grade 6 2022Continuing to tell the story of the pandemic’s impact on student learning and schools’ recovery is essential. Our communities, leaders, policy makers, and parents deserve to know how our students are progressing academically and what is working to inform their decisions about how to best support students and teachers. ” Tyrone Holmes Chief Inclusion Officer, Curriculum Associates Has the Pandemic Affected All Students in the Same Way? The latest data confirm that the following groups of students need additional support to not only get back to pre-pandemic performance but to also exceed pre-pandemic performance in order to get to grade level. Students in schools serving a higher proportion of Black and Latino students Students in schools in lower-income neighborhoods Students who were already two or more grade levels behind In Grades 4–8, Some Students in Historically Marginalized Communities Are Improving Grade 4 students in majority Latino schools made large comebacks in both reading and mathematics. Students in majority Black schools are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels in middle school reading. Grade 4 students in majority Latino schools made large comebacks in both reading and mathematics. Historical Spring 2021 Spring 2022 Historical Spring 2021 Spring 2022 Students in majority Black schools are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels in middle school reading. Historical Spring 2021 Spring 2022 Historical Spring 2021 Spring 2022 Some Schools Are Exceeding Expectations New research highlights more than 300 schools serving students in lower-income zip codes and predominantly Black or Latino students that are exceeding expectations. 125 Schools Exceeding Expectations in Reading 144 Schools Exceeding Expectations in Mathematics 32 Schools Exceeding in Both Schools were identified as exceeding expectations if, on average, students two or more grade levels below grew substantially more than expected from fall to spring during the 2020–2021 academic year—in reading or mathematics—and after accounting for school-level characteristics such as school locale, school median income, or school racial composition. Of these schools identified, 47% were in low-income communities, 23% served majority students of color, and 17% were located in urban areas, 25% in suburban...