Standardized testing results show fewer Ontario students in Grades 3 and 6 met the provincial standard in reading and writing than the previous year.
The Education Quality and Accountability Office results released Thursday from the 2023-24 school year also show that results in math are steady or slightly improving, though still low.
For Grade 3 students, 71 per cent met the provincial standard in reading, down two percentage points from the previous year, and 64 per cent met the standard in writing, down from 65 per cent the previous year.
For students in Grade 6, 82 per cent met the provincial standard in reading, down two percentage points from the previous year, and 80 per cent met the standard in writing, down from 84 per cent in the previous year.
Ontario’s Education Minister, Jill Dunlop says recent standardized test results are an encouraging sign that classroom learning is stabilizing after pandemic disruptions.
Written by: The Canadian Press
