BALTIMORE — The Maryland State Department of Education on Tuesday released its annual Comprehensive Assessment Program.
It examines student performance in English Language Arts and mathematics for grades three through eight.
While the average proficiency rate in English for all students differed drastically opposed to Math, the achievement gap between Black and Hispanic students compared to their Asian and White classmates persisted in both subjects.
Scores in English Language Arts improved across the board from last school year, with a majority of grades surpassing pre-pandemic levels.
Only fifth graders remain behind.
With 47 percent of students testing proficient in English, it's the highest rate in nearly a decade according to the Department of Education.
Broken down by school district, Baltimore City was least proficient at 25 percent. Worcester County, on the other hand, was most proficient at 68 percent followed by Carroll County.
Despite the progress in English, trends weren't as promising for mathematics.
Currently only 25 percent of students statewide are proficient in math, which albeit is slightly higher than 2022.
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Eighth-graders appear to be farthest behind at eight percent proficiency.
Baltimore City finished with the lowest rate (9 percent) among Maryland's 24 school districts. Worcester and Carroll Counties came in first and second.
Thus far no student groups in the state have returned to pre-pandemic performance when it comes to Algebra I.
As for Science, only fifth and eighth graders were tested.
Fifth-grade students are well beyond pre-COVID levels, while those in eighth grade find themselves almost 10 percentage points behind where they were in 2019.
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