Alabama district third grade reading scores

The numbers show the percentage of third-graders making the benchmark score.

**The benchmark, or cut score, was raised in 2024-25 to 444 from 435 in 2022-23 and 2023-24 . Use caution when comparing year-over-year scores, recognizing the cut score was raised.

Even with a higher bar this year, some districts continued to improve from the previous year.