(St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota schools’ science test scores are on the decline.
The state Department of Education released figures that showed that 26 percent of students met or exceeded the new standards. In 2024, nearly 40 percent of students were proficient in science. This year’s breakdown indicated that among fifth-graders, twenty-six-point-one percent were proficient, compared to 16 percent in eighth grade and thirty-six-point-one percent in high school.
The new state standards, which shifted the focus to the application of scientific methods instead of memorization, were implemented this year.
