Missouri: 2024 Assessment Results

2024 rates similar to 2023; 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: Missouri

State Assessment Background

Student outcome data for Missouri come from the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP). The results below reflect student proficiency levels in grades 3–8 in math and ELA between 2018-2024, as 2018 is the baseline year for the current assessment.

Overall Trends

Overall proficiency rates for students in grades 3–8 dropped slightly in ELA compared to 2023, while math rates remained comparable to the prior year. Scores have not yet reached pre-pandemic levels in either subject.

• ELA: Proficiency rates decreased from approximately 42% to 41% between 2023 and 2024, compared to 47% in 2019.

• Math: Proficiency rates remained at approximately 40% in 2023 and 2024, compared to 41% 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