Washington stuck mid-pack in national education ranking
Washington’s K-12 education system slipped slightly in national rankings released Monday.
The state ranks 27th, down one spot from last year, according to an analysis from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Ten years ago, Washington was 20th.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal’s office took issue with the rankings, arguing that the National Assessment of Educational Progress data the report is based on shouldn’t be used to construct such lists.
More than two-thirds of the state’s 4th graders failed to meet reading standards, and 70% of 8th graders weren’t proficient in math last year, right around the national average — and where Washington pupils stood in 2022.
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