Philly students are making gains on state tests. But big racial and economic gaps persist.

Philly students are making gains on state tests. But big racial and economic gaps persist.

Philadelphia students made small gains on this year’s state assessments in English and math, but their scores still haven’t reached pre-pandemic levels. Caroline Gutman for Chalkbeat Philadelphia students’ state test scores are slowly recovering back to pre-pandemic levels, but most students still aren’t proficient in English language arts, math, and science, while longstanding performance gaps between student groups persist, according to new s…