Oregon Students’ Grasp of Key Subjects Slowly Grows, but Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Math, reading and science proficiency rose by 1.4, 0.8 and 0.6 percentage points, but most students remain below state targets.
- On Thursday, the Oregon Department of Education released 2025-26 assessment results showing slight proficiency gains across key subjects, though student performance remains below pre-pandemic levels and state accountability targets.
- Oregon's slow growth reflects a nationwide trend where pandemic-era online schooling significantly impaired student learning, leaving students about 8 percentage points behind pre-pandemic achievement levels.
- Recent data shows 43.8% of students met English language arts standards, 32.9% met math targets, and 30.6% met science standards; participation averaged about 88%, though high school rates dropped below 80%.
- At a news conference Tuesday, ODE Director Charlene Williams called the results "encouraging," emphasizing that strengthening core classroom instruction—not tutoring alone—is vital for sustainable gains.
- The state aims for double-digit proficiency increases to meet 2029-2030 accountability goals, requiring systemic changes in daily instruction to fundamentally alter long-term student trajectory.
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Oregon students’ grasp of key subjects slowly grows, but still below pre-pandemic levels
(Oregon Capital Chronicle) -- Oregon students continued to make small gains in key subjects over the last year but still haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels. They’re also not keeping pace with many of their peers nationwide when it comes to reading and writing. The latest results from statewide assessment tests in English language arts, math [...]
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Oregon Capital ChronicleOregon students' grasp of key subjects slowly grows, but still below pre-pandemic levels
Oregon students continued to make small gains in key subjects over the last year but still haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels. They’re also not keeping pace with many of their peers nationwide when it comes to reading and writing. The latest results from statewide assessment tests in English language arts, math and science show that across subjects, grades and districts, students tested at the end of the last school year were still about 8 …
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newportnewstimes.comSchool district responses to state student assessments report
Lincoln County School District students made year-over-year progress in English language arts, mathematics and science on the 2025-26 Oregon Statewide Assessments, according to data released by the Oregon Department of Education.
Oregon test scores improve, but most students still aren't meeting state standards
Oregon’s 2025-26 test scores show modest gains, especially in math, but most students still miss state standards: 43.8% proficient in ELA, 32.9% math, 30.6% science. ODE says tutoring alone won’t fix core instruction.
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