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October 8, 2026

Vermont: 2026 Assessment Results

Preliminary results show every grade improved in math and most ELA grades did too; plus a call for earlier results from Vermont’s AOE

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October 5, 2026

District of Columbia: 2026 Assessment Results

Fourth year of ELA & math gains in last year of DC CAPE assessment; ELA at highest level since 2015

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October 2, 2026

Wisconsin: 2026 Assessment Results

ELA proficiency rose for a second year for Grades 3-8, while math held steady

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October 1, 2026

Minnesota: 2026 Assessment Results

Five of six grades dip in math, with gains in Grade 8; new ELA baseline

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September 28, 2026

Indiana: 2026 Assessment Results

New ILEARN Through-Year Assessment sets new baseline: 42% proficient in ELA and 42.7% in math

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September 25, 2026

Oregon: 2026 Assessment Results

Every grade improved in math; in ELA, five of six grades rose and grade 8 slipped.

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September 24, 2026

Massachusetts: 2026 Assessment Results

ELA drops 1.5 points, including dips in nearly all grades; small gain in math

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September 23, 2026

Nevada: 2026 Assessment Results

Math rises for fifth year while ELA sees small dip; neither subject at pre-pandemic rates

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September 16, 2026

Idaho: 2026 Assessment Results

ELA and math move up slightly in 2026, for a third year

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September 15, 2026

Washington: 2026 Assessment Results

Math improves slightly for fifth year while ELA sees a small dip; both subjects remain 7-8 points below 2019

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September 14, 2026

Utah: 2026 Assessment Results

ELA gains in every grade and most districts across the state

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September 11, 2026

Alabama: 2026 Assessment Results

A fifth year of growth in both ELA and math, but statewide ELA progress is limited to two grades

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September 10, 2026

New Hampshire: 2026 Assessment Results

A fifth straight year of math growth in 2026, with gains in five of six grades; ELA largely holds steady.

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September 9, 2026

Michigan: 2026 Assessment Results

Math holds steady in 2026; small declines across grade levels in ELA

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September 8, 2026

Delaware: 2026 Assessment Results

Fifth year of math growth, but ELA up only 1 point since 2021

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September 3, 2026

North Carolina: 2026 Assessment Results

Scores up across all grade levels in math, and all but Grade 4 in ELA

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September 2, 2026

Mississippi: 2026 Assessment Results

ELA holds steady; math drops just half a point despite Grades 3 & 4 slipping about 5 points each

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September 1, 2026

Connecticut: 2026 Assessment Results

Statewide gains in both subjects. Math nears pre-pandemic rates while ELA remains almost five points short.

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August 26, 2026

Virginia: 2026 Assessment Results

Reading and math proficiency both edged up for a second straight year

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August 25, 2026

West Virginia: 2026 Assessment Results

Grades 5-8 see gains in both ELA and math since 2025; continued growth in both subjects since 2021

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