NYC Promoted 99.6% of Students in Grades 3–8
Education · First reported 31 Oct, 13:03 · Updated 13:25
New York City public schools promoted 99.6% of students in grades 3–8 in 2024–25, while state test data showed 57% were proficient in math. The coverage focuses on the gap between promotion and proficiency, with critics attributing it to weak accountability and an education department spokesperson emphasizing alternatives to high-stakes testing.
- NYC public schools promoted 99.6% of students in grades 3–8 in 2024–25; state test data put math proficiency among those students at 57%.
- Manhattan Institute fellow Danyela Egorov and Brooklyn College professor emeritus David Bloomfield linked high grades to limited accountability and teachers’ concerns about scrutiny or restricting students’ opportunities.
- A New York State Education Department spokesperson said states are moving away from high-stakes testing and described equity as giving students opportunities to demonstrate learning.
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- Promotion rate
- 99.6% of NYC students in grades 3–8 were promoted in 2024–25.
- Math proficiency
- 57% of NYC students in grades 3–8 were proficient in math, according to state test data.
- Prior proficiency figure
- The articles say the math-proficiency figure was 43% in 2018.
- State response
- A New York State Education Department spokesperson said many states are moving away from high-stakes testing.
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