About one third of Massachusetts K–3 students were identified as significantly below benchmark at least once in 2023/24, with 19 percent identified in all three periods¶
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q2 i? In 2023/24, 33 percent of K–3 students were identified as significantly below benchmark at least once during the school year and 19 percent in all three time periods, rates consistent across 3 years of analysis. → Early Literacy Performance in Massachusetts: Key Findings From 2023/24 School Year Data 2025
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Early Literacy Performance in Massachusetts: Key Findings From 2023/24 School Year Data 2025¶
Early Literacy Performance in Massachusetts: Key Findings From 2023/24 School Year Data. (2025). WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED677570
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Statewide analysis of 2023/24 universal K–3 literacy screening data covering 137,000 students in 612 schools. The brief reports "About one third (33%) of students were identified as significantly below benchmark at least once" and 19 percent in all three periods, with rates consistent across all 3 years of analysis.
"About one third (33%) of students were identified as significantly below benchmark at least once during the school year; 19 percent of students were identified as such in all three time periods of the school year"
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Related Claims¶
- In Massachusetts K-3 screening data, roughly one quarter to one third of students are significantly below benchmark at any given period and 16 to 19 percent are below benchmark in all three periods, rates consistent over three years — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- The percentage of Massachusetts K–3 students identified as significantly below benchmark decreased from 36 percent at BOY to 29 percent at EOY in 2022/23 — related
- Across beginning, middle, and end of year time periods, 52 percent of Massachusetts K–3 grantees' students were ever classified as at any level of reading risk, about 27 percent at the highest risk levels, and 12 to 18 percent as potentially at risk of dyslexia — related
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About one third of Massachusetts K–3 students were identified as significantly below benchmark at least once in 2023/24, with 19 percent identified in all three periods |
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About one third of Massachusetts K–3 students were identified as significantly below benchmark at least once in 2023/24, with 19 percent identified in all three periods |
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