Maryland students continue minimal gains on test scores, but demographic gaps remain

Test results released Tuesday by the Maryland State Department of Education show public school students making steady progress in math and language arts proficiency, but wide gaps still remain between the scores of different demographic groups.

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: July 29, 2026

Words: 1,059

Last Updated: 5 days, 7 hours ago

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Test results released Tuesday by the Maryland State Department of Education show public school students making steady progress in math and language arts proficiency, but wide gaps remain between the scores of different demographic groups.

Nearly 52% of students who took the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program test this spring were proficient in English Language Arts and about 27% of students were proficient in math. Both were gains of less than a percentage point from …

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