The most recent exam was administered in early 2024 in every state, testing fourth- and eighth-grade students on math and reading ... When COVID hit in 2020, the fourth graders were in kindergarten.

Fourth and eighth graders also performed worse on the math portion of the 2024 test than they did before the pandemic. Fourth graders scored 3 points lower than the pre-pandemic year on average, and ...

The timeline for new math classes and their test dates. The differences between ... courses will have their final assessments in November 2020, while the fourth will be in May 2020.