Montgomery students are meeting literacy expectations but are behind in math

Montgomery County students met the school system’s performance target in reading but fell short of goals in math for the last school year, according to academic data shared with the school board Thursday.

Overall, 71.7 percent of students met academic standards in literacy. That was 5.8 percentage points higher than the goal for the 2021-2022 school year, which was originally set for 65.9 percent.

Math scores were lower, with 61.2 percent of students meeting expectations; lower than the 64.1 percent target...

Montgomery students are meeting literacy expectations but are behind in math - The Washington Post