Blue State Blues: Just 30% of Illinois 4th Graders Read at Proficiency Standards
22nd April 2025
Illinois Republican state Rep. Dan Ugaste is speaking out against a “nationwide literacy crisis” that counts Illinois among the more than 40 states where just one out of every three fourth grade students are now meeting reading proficiency standards.
Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress report card shows that in Illinois, just 30% of fourth graders are hitting such standards.
In a 2024 national exam, the state’s students finished 29th in the country for the percentage of fourth graders at or above proficiency.
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