fizkes // ShutterstockNAEP scores for class of 2024 show major declines, with fewer students college readyStudents from the class of 2024 had historically low scores on a major national test administered just months before they graduated. “We have seen progress before on NAEP, including greater percentages of students meeting the NAEP proficient level. Roughly 19,300 students took the math test and 24,300 students took the reading test between January and March of 2024. In reading, students similarly posted lower average scores than on any previous assessment, with only the highest performing students not seeing a decline. Roughly 32% of students scored below NAEP Basic, 12 percentage points higher than students in 1992, while fewer students scored above NAEP Proficient.