Recent New York Test Scores Reveal Reasons for Families Leaving Public Schools

The State Education Department delayed releasing the latest English and math test scores for grades 3-8. New Yorkers won’t see the final results until November, showing less than half of all kids statewide scored grade-level proficient in English and only 52% in math.

For those who took the science exam, the scores were even worse, with only 35% proficiency.

Despite the tests being taken back in April and May, SED took an unusually long time to release preliminary results. Their claims of trying to improve classroom instruction are deemed inadequate by critics.

The lack of accountability in the Education Department and the Regents, who oversee it, raises concerns about academic advancement and social promotion becoming the norm.

The focus seems to be on increasing school funding instead of addressing the failure of the public school system to educate children effectively, especially those in underserved communities.

Despite the significant increase in education aid in recent years, New York continues to lag in student achievement compared to its high education spending.

Frustrated families are turning towards private academies, charter schools, and homeschooling as a solution to the shortcomings of public education in New York.

With a lack of transparency and a continual push for more funding without results, parents have valid reasons to seek alternative education options outside the state.