NASHVILLE — The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has issued the following statement from President and CEO David Mansouri regarding today’s release of 2024–25 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) state-level results:
Today’s release of statewide TCAP results from the 2024–25 school year shows continued progress for Tennessee students across the board and serves to remind us that high-impact policies and practices result in improved outcomes for students. Behind every data point are students, families, educators and state leaders whose resilience and commitment make this progress possible. At the same time, these results highlight where we must push further to close persistent gaps and ensure that every student is on track for long-term success.
Overall, Tennessee students continue to achieve consistent gains in English language arts (ELA) — with nearly every grade level seeing growth in the percentage of students scoring proficient. Additionally, the percentage of students scoring in the lowest performance category reached the lowest rate the state has seen since before the pandemic.
Most notably, math proficiency has increased in every grade level, reaching a record high of 42.2%, which represents roughly 11,000 additional students gaining proficiency compared to last year. In sixth-grade math, proficiency was particularly impressive, with an increase of more than 5 percentage points year-over-year. This across-the-board growth in math is evidence that Tennessee’s high-impact strategies are taking hold.
Annual TCAP assessments allow us to see the impact of education policies and practices, highlighting areas where we need to sharpen our focus. Without the consistent pulse of TCAP data, we risk flying blind. Ultimately, these results serve as our guideposts for celebrating successes, identifying where intensified support is needed and confirming that Tennessee’s bold approach — with educators, families, district leaders and state policymakers working together on behalf of students — is moving the needle. Now, we must both double down on our efforts that are showing promise and embrace new approaches to ensure every student has the tools and skills to achieve academic success.