LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Michigan’s students are still struggling with reading and math, according to the most recent 2024-25 state test results released by the Michigan Department of Education this week.

There were 55.1% of students in grades 3-8 who were not proficient in English Language Arts. That was a slight decrease of 55.5% from the previous year. There were 64.9% of third-through-eighth grades who were not proficient in Math. That marks a very slight increase from 64.8% the previous year.

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The standardized tests are M-STEP and SAT/PSAT scores.

“It is noteworthy that in many grades, Michigan students posted the highest math and ELA proficiency rates in the last three school years,” said State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice in a press release. “At the same time, however, ELA scores in grades 3 and 4 remain a concern. Once fully implemented, historic 2024 laws to address early literacy and dyslexia will help substantially, but we must do more to improve literacy skills of young readers. The Michigan legislature needs to provide our children with lower class sizes in high-poverty K-3 classrooms, more in-person instructional time, funding for more research-based, early literacy materials that help drive improved student achievement, and mandatory training in Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) on the science of reading for teachers and administrators in grades K-5 and all literacy coaches. These research-based measures would also help students improve their reading skills.”

In 2025, the U.S. News & World Report ranked the state No. 39 overall in the country in Pre-K through 12 education.