Eighth-grade mathematics proficiency stands at 49 percent, far below every other grade the district tests

What happened

Spring 2025 state test results presented on November 4, 2025 show 49 percent of eighth-graders meeting or exceeding expectations in mathematics, against 82 percent in grade three, 80 in grade five, 77 in grade six, 78 in grade seven and 88 in geometry. The eighth-grade figure has recovered from a low of 25 percent in 2022 but remains below the 57 percent of 2017. English results are strong across the board but fell in two grades: grade six from 88 to 83 percent and grade nine from 89 to 80. The district's response in its course plan was to create a sixth-grade mathematics laboratory period, which the presentation says will replace a semester of world language in a pupil's schedule.

Why it matters to families

Eighth-grade mathematics is the gateway to the high school sequence, and half the year group is not proficient in a district that is strong everywhere else. The fix the district chose costs those pupils a semester of a language.

The evidence

The state test presentation's mathematics cohort row for grade eight reads '57 52 59 N/A N/A 25 30 44 49', and the course offerings presentation states 'Math B Lab will replace World Language semester in a student's schedule.'

The source