While the majority of local students are still struggling to meet Ontario’s standards for mathematics, the public and Catholic school boards in the area have seen an improvement year-over-year.
The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) released the achievement results for its student assessments this week, which were completed during the 2023–2024 school year.
According to EQAO, 54 per cent of Grade 3 students in the Lambton Kent District School Board (LKDSB) are meeting the provincial standard when it comes to math (53 per cent in 2022-2023). Comparatively, 66 per cent of Grade 3 students at the St. Clair Catholic District School Board (SCCDSB) are meeting the math standard (59 per cent in 2022-2023).
Those numbers decline for students in Grade 6, with only 42 per cent meeting the math standard at LKDSB and 47 per cent at SCCDSB. These results were unchanged from the year prior.
Most local Grade 9 students are also failing to meet Ontario’s math standards with only 44 per cent at LKDSB making the grade (34 per cent in 2022-2023), and 50 per cent at SCCDSB (47 per cent in 2022-2023).
As for reading, 63 per cent of Grade 3 students and 76 per cent of Grade 6 students at LKDSB are meeting the province’s standards, while 70 per cent of Grade 3 students and 78 per cent of Grade 6 students are meeting the standards at SCCDSB.
Most local students are also in line with the province when it comes to writing. The results showed that 51 per cent of LKDSB Grade 3 students are meeting the standard, along with 73 per cent of students in Grade 6. At the SCCDSB, 63 per cent of Grade 3 students and 80 per cent of Grade 6 students are also in line with the province.
More than 570,000 students across the province completed EQAO assessments at the elementary and secondary levels of the English and French-language school systems during the 2023–2024 school year.