A sample of about 600,000 public and private school students in fourth and eighth grade took the reading and math exams in 2019. Their results were released Wednesday.

Fourth-grade reading scores began falling years earlier, around 2015. Only one state, Louisiana, saw its 2024 fourth-grade reading scores surpass 2019 scores. Loading ...

Answer practice questions from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, to see how you shape up against elementary-level reading comprehension.

Compared with 2019 results, eighth grade reading scores are now down 8 points. Reading scores are down 5 points in both grades. And in fourth grade math, scores are down 3 points.

Compared with 2019 results, eighth grade reading scores are now down 8 points. Reading scores are down 5 points in both grades. And in fourth grade math, scores are down 3 points.