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Across the state 82.5 percent of nearly 82,000 third graders at public and private schools passed the 2024 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination – or IREAD-3. About 14,300 students did not pass. This is an improvement of 0.6 percentage points over last year's results.
Results of the 2024 assement show incremental growth in crucial reading fundamentals like phonics and comprehension. The scores continue an ongoing literacy decline compared to a decade ago that began before students faced school closures and dramatic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Passing the IREAD-3 assesment a crucial milestone to show whether a student can learn through reading beginning in the fourth grade. Research has found a clear correlation between achieving reading proficiency by the end of third grade and students' ability to absorb and retain knowledge effectively.
Contact WFYI education editor Eric Weddle at eweddle@wfyi.org.
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