Ontario standardized literacy test scores down, math results steady or improving
- Fewer Ontario students in Grades 3 and 6 met the provincial standard in reading and writing compared to last year, while math scores remained steady or slightly improved.
- The Education Quality and Accountability Office reported that 61% of Grade 3 students met the standard, while only about half of Grade 6 and 9 students achieved the same.
- Education Minister Jill Dunlop described the results as encouraging, stating that student learning in Ontario is stabilizing after pandemic-related disruptions.
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Ontario EQAO literacy test scores down, math results steady or improving
The Education Quality and Accountability Office results from the 2023-24 school year show that Grade 6 and 9 math results remain stubbornly low, while 61 per cent of Grade 3 students met the standard
Fewer Ontario students met literacy standards than last year, EQAO scores show
Standardized testing results released today show that fewer Ontario students in grades 3 and 6 met the provincial standard in reading and writing than the previous year. The Education Quality and Accountability Office results from the 2023-24 school year show results in math are steady or slightly improving, though still low.
Majority of local EQAO results below provincial stats
Standardized testing results released today show that fewer Ontario students in Grades 3 and 6 met the provincial standard in reading and writing than the previous year. The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) results from the 2023-24 school year show that results in math – a focal point of the Progressive Conservative government – are steady or slightly improving, though still low. For Grade 3 students, 71 per cent met the provin…
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