#  Most US kids aren’t gaining fast enough in reading and math. These schools are different 

 





February 11, 2025

 

 

 *Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that’s changing.*

 In-class tutors and “data chats” at her middle school in Compton, California, have made a dramatic difference, the 11-year-old said. She proudly pulled up a performance tracker at a tutoring session last week, displaying a column of perfect 100% scores on all her weekly quizzes from January.

 Since the pandemic first shuttered American classrooms, schools have poured federal and local relief money into interventions like the ones in Harmoni’s classroom, hoping to help students catch up academically following COVID-19 disruptions.

 But a new analysis of state and national test scores shows the average student remains half a grade level behind pre-pandemic achievement in both reading and math. In reading, especially, students are even further behind than they were in 2022, the analysis shows.

 *Continue reading at* [apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/math-reading-school-district-test-scores-f110ef05fb62f673530f44b120863bec%C2%A0)



 

 

 



 

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