>Sobering national test results show more high school seniors are struggling with math and reading than at any point in recent decades, with Education Secretary Linda McMahon calling out a _“devastating trend”_ Tuesday.
>The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — commonly referred to as the Nation’s Report Card — **showed just 35% of high school seniors were proficient in reading, the lowest score since the assessment began in 1992.**
>**The math score for 12th-graders was even worse, with just 22% achieving proficiency, the lowest point since the current test began in 2005.**
>_“American students are testing at historic lows across all of K-12,”_ McMahon said in response to the scores, which were extracted from tests administered to thousands of students in early 2024.
>_“Nearly half of America’s high school seniors are testing at below basic levels in math and reading,”_ she went on. _“The achievement gap is widening, and more high school seniors are performing below the basic benchmark in math and reading.”_
https://www.amren.com/news/2025/09/us-test-scores-hit-damning-new-lows-in-math-reading-since-covid-school-closures/
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