According to the district’s performance analysis,” just 58% of students were proficient in reading last year and 71% were proficient in math. But the outcomes varied greatly by race, with 34% of Latinos and 9% of Black students reading at grade level, compared to 85% of whites and 70% of Asian-Americans.

In math, 81% of white and Asian-American students were proficient in math compared to 41% of Black students and 55% of Latino students. Information from previous years was not immediately available.

The numbers are the first student performance data available since the pandemic, reflecting internal assessment data rather than state standardized testing, which was suspended for two years.

City officials, who have criticized the district for its $125 million budget shortfall and low literacy rates, applauded the renewed focus on kids.

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