Kansas: 2024 Assessment Results

Minimal changes in ELA and math since 2022; not yet at 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 later this month. You can read more about Zelma in our post here.

Today: Kansas

State Assessment Background

Student outcome data for Kansas come from the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP). The results below reflect student proficiency levels in grades 3–8 in math and ELA between 2015-2024.

Overall Trends

Overall proficiency rates for students in grades 3–8 have remained largely unchanged since 2022 in both ELA and math. Scores have not reached pre-pandemic proficiency levels in either subject.

• ELA: Proficiency rates remained at approximately 34% in both 2023 and 2024, down from around 38% in 2019.

• Math: Proficiency rates remained at approximately 31% in both 2023 to 2024, down from around 34% 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