Math learning loss was slightly higher in urban districts than rural, but recovery was similar

All Students   Latino Students   Low-Income Students  
Changes in math proficiency rates (percentage points)

Source: Smarter Balanced Assessment, National Center for Education Statistics, and California Department of Education. NOTES: We exclude county offices of education and state board of education districts from our analysis. We categorize the change in proficiency from 2019-2022 as learning loss and the change in proficiency from 2022-23 as learning recovery. FROM: PPIC Blog, February 2024 Get the data Embed