Public charter schools again held most top spots in rankings of standardized test scores from last school year, and smaller districts tended to outpace larger ones in proficiency ratings.

On Tuesday, the Idaho Department of Education released 2024-25 results from the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT). Each spring, public school students — in third through eighth grade and once in high school — take assessments measuring proficiency in English language arts (ELA), math and science.

Statewide, scores were stagnant compared to previous school years: 53.2% of test-takers were proficient in ELA and 42.3% were proficient in math, the two more important subjects areas assessed during the standardized tests.

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