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SEATTLE — State and federal education spending for K-12 schools in Washington is way up, but test scores in fourth grade reading and eighth grade math are dropping, according to a non-partisan ...

For Detroit's fourth-grade reading, the score dropped two points to 174 in 2024 from 176 in 2022. Fourth-grade math scores in Detroit improved 6 points to 200 last year from 194 in 2022.

“Stagnation is no cause for celebration in New Jersey," White said in a statement. "Our fourth grade reading scores are virtually the same compared to 2022, and almost identical to 20 years ago.

According to the NAEP, Michigan ranked 44th in the nation for fourth-grade reading and 31st for eighth-grade math in 2024. The NAEP uses scale scores to report student performance.