MILITARY SCHOOLS' STUDENTS LEAD NATION IN POST-PANDEMIC SCORES

摘要

The military's school system, which continued to focus on in-person learning while navigating the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, now leads the nation in reading and math scores for 4th and 8th graders. The average scores of students in Department of Defense Education Activity schools ranged from 15 to 23 points higher than all national average scores on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress reading and math assessments. Their scores either increased or held steady, even as the scores of their public school counterparts across the U.S. decreased from 2019 pre-pandemic levels.