The most recent data on how many students at each Indiana school are proficient in reading.

Indiana's third grade reading proficiency rose nearly five percentage points to 87.3% amid new retention rules and expanded reading instruction initiatives.

Third graders currently have one chance to retake the IREAD-3 during the summer before being held back.

Statewide, 82.5 percent of nearly 82,000 third graders at public and private schools passed Indiana's 2024 reading test.

Pat Mapes sat down with WFYI to discuss his plans for Hamilton Southeastern Schools.

The IREAD-3 will be given to all third graders and most second graders during the March 4-15 through testing window.

Marion County educators are preparing for proposed legislation that would require school districts to hold back more students who fail the state’s elementary literacy reading exam.

Indiana will soon require districts to use reading curriculums that follow the science of reading. The Lafayette schools have already begun to change how they teach reading.

The Indiana Department of Education says too many third graders who fail IREAD-3 are advancing to fourth grade. The IDOE is working on a new data visualization tool that shows student progress on key literacy skills.

The IREAD-3 test measures third graders reading aptitude and helps determine if they are reading at their grade level. Third graders are not the only ones taking the IREAD-3, however over half of Indianas second graders are also taking the test.