Delaware: 2024 Assessment Results

Slow math gains; ELA and math not yet reaching pre-pandemic levels

Overview

Here at the 2024 State Assessment Data Substack, we’re releasing these posts as states release their data (and we clean it). To keep it brief, every post will have three sets of graphs: 1) math and ELA test scores for grades 3-8 over time, 2) math and ELA scores by race/ethnicity, and 3) outcomes by economic status, when possible. 

Our intention is to give you the big picture: where are the state scores going, and how that differs by student group. These graphs are made with Zelma.ai, and if you want to explore up through the 2023 data yourself, you can do that here. All available 2024 assessment data will be published in December. You can read more about Zelma in our post here.

Today: Delaware

State Assessment Background

Delaware’s student outcome data come from the state’s Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments. The results below reflect student proficiency levels in grades 3–8 in math and ELA between 2015-2024.

Overall Trends

Delaware’s overall proficiency rates for students in grades 3–8 remained comparable in ELA between 2023 and 2024, with a 1 percentage point gain in math. Student outcomes have not yet reached pre-pandemic proficiency levels in either subject.

• ELA: Proficiency rates remained at approximately 40% in both 2023 and 2024, down from 53% in 2019. 

• Math: Proficiency rates rose slightly from 32% to 33% from 2023 to 2024, down from around 44% in 2019. 

Overall ELA & Math Results, Grades 3–8

Trends by Race and Ethnicity

ELA Results by Race/Ethnicity, Grades 3–8

Math Results by Race/Ethnicity, Grades 3–8

Trends by Economic Status

ELA Results by Economic Status, Grades 3–8

Math Results by Economic Status, Grades 3–8