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Student Performance Smarter Balanced Test NAEP Graduation Requirements Statewide Assessments STAAR Test Mathematics Education Literacy Proficiency Rates MCAS Federal Funding English Proficiency Reading Student Proficiency PSSA Math Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program STAAR

Preliminary 2026 STAAR End‑of‑Course Results Show Statewide High‑School Gains

Improved scores could alter campus A–F ratings and affect districts facing state intervention.

Kentucky School Report Card Shows Modest Gains as JCPS Adds More CSI Schools, FCPS Sets Graduation Highs

Illinois Report Card Shows Record Graduation Rate as ACT Scores Slide and Absenteeism Stays High

Massachusetts Drafts New Graduation Standard With State-Run End-of-Course Exams

Philadelphia Schools Post Math Gains as Reading Slips in Preliminary 2024–25 Results

California Test Scores Rise as Newsom Signs Literacy Law

NYC Students’ Proficiency Jumps in Preliminary 2025 State Tests