Falling reading scores for fourth and eighth graders since the COVID-19 pandemic continued dropping in 2024, while math scores showed little or no improvement. Scores for both age groups in both subjects remain below pre-pandemic levels.
自新冠疫情以来，四、八年级学生的阅读成绩在2024年持续下降，而数学成绩几乎没有改善。这两个年龄组在这两个科目的得分均低于疫情前水平。
The Nation’s Report Card, or the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), tracks student progress in school subjects like math and reading at both public and private schools. The 2024 assessment examined the math and reading progress of more than 108,000 fourth graders and 111,000 eighth graders.
国家成绩单，或称全国教育进步评估（NAEP）， 追踪公立和私立学校数学和阅读等学科的进展情况。2024 年评估考察了超过 108,000 名四年级学生和 1111,000 名八年级学生的数学和阅读进展。
The report scores performance on a scale of 0 to 500.
报告将绩效评分分为0到500分。
In 2024, the average fourth-grader’s reading score was 215 while the average eighth grader scored 258. Both averages were down two points from 2022, and five from 2019.
2024年，四年级学生的平均阅读得分为215，而八年级的平均得分为258。两项平均均值较2022年下降了2个百分点，比2019年下降了5个百分点。
The Nation’s Report Card defines “proficiency” for both age groups: A proficient fourth-grade reader — scoring a minimum of 238 — can understand the main idea of a story and make inferences about characters’ actions and feelings. A proficient eighth grader — scoring a minimum of 281 — can formulate opinions about an author’s arguments.
《 国家》的 R 体育卡定义了两个年龄段的“熟练度”： 四年级熟练读者 ——得分至少 238——能够理解故事的主要思想，并推断角色的行为和情感。 一位熟练的八年级学生 —— 得分至少 281——可以对作者的论点形成看法。
Reading proficiency rates have been declining for both groups since a 2017 peak. As of 2024, 31% of fourth graders are proficient for their age, down from 37% in 2017. Eighth graders have also dropped six percentage points, going from 36% proficiency in 2017 to 30% in 2024, the lowest percentage of reading proficiency in eighth graders since 1994 (when it was also 30%).
自2017年高峰以来，两组的阅读熟练度都在下降。截至2024年，31%的四年级学生达到同龄水平，低于2017年的37%。八年级学生的阅读能力也下降了6个百分点，从2017年的36%降至2024年的30%，是自1994年以来八年级学生阅读能力的最低水平（当时也是30%）。
