Mayor Adams and Chancellor Aviles Ramos’ Statement on Strong Academic Gains in Reading and Math Made By New York City Public School Students During 2024-25 School Year

July 2, 2025

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles Ramos today released the following statement on the latest screener results, assessments given to New York City Public Schools students to gauge reading and math skills for the 2024-2025 school year:

“As we close out this school year, we are proud to be able to share early results on our citywide investment in evidence-based reading and mathematics instruction for our students — delivering the education our children deserve. NYC Reads and NYC Solves are two cornerstone initiatives for this administration, designed to ensure all students become strong readers and develop math skills needed for educational, career, and lifetime success.

“Reading scores for students in grades K-5 increased, on average, by 2.5 points, with scores for grades K-2 seeing a 3.2-point increase and grades 3-5 seeing a 1.7-point increase. We are also thrilled to share that initial math results show the percentage of students scoring above the national median in grades K-5 increased 3.2 points from spring 2024 to spring 2025. These increases reflect accelerated growth in the percentage of students above the national median compared to previous years. Our administration is committed to continuing this critical work next school year, as we ensure every student has the education and skills needed to thrive.”

The increases in reading scores spanned across race and ethnicity for K-5 students: Asian students increased an average of 1.6 points, Black students increased an average of 2.6 points, Hispanic students increased an average of 2.6 points, and white students increased an average of 2.6 points. The increases in math scores also spanned across race and ethnicity for K-5 students: Asian students increased an average of 2.3 points, Black students increased an average of 3.1 points, Hispanic students increased an average of 3.4 points, and white students increased an average of 3.5 points.

Building upon its initial success, New York City Public Schools is expanding NYC Reads and NYC Solves to 186 additional schools across 14 districts for the 2025-2026 school year, providing high-quality, evidence-based foundational reading and math curricula to middle school students across the five boroughs. With this expansion, over 490,000 students will benefit from NYC Reads and NYC Solves starting this fall.

A full set of citywide results can be found online.

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