Overview

• Preliminary data show NYC grades 3–8 proficiency rose to 56.3% in ELA and 56.9% in math, up 7.2 and 3.5 points from 2024.
• City leaders credit the gains to the rollout of evidence-based NYC Reads literacy and NYC Solves math curricula initiated since 2023.
• Fifth graders posted a 15-point increase in ELA proficiency and third graders saw an 8.4-point jump in math, marking the largest grade-level improvements.
• Deep racial and subgroup gaps persist, with Black, Latino, English learner and disabled students trailing far behind white and Asian peers.
• Experts caution that statewide score upticks, focused test preparation and potential scoring adjustments may influence the results before final verification.