Articles tagged as: IREAD-3
September 23, 2025
Reading scores climb with family literacy and multilingual support at west side school
Enlace Academy is expanding family literacy programs and multilingual support as its English learner population grows, with school leaders crediting parent engagement for major gains in reading scores.
Read MoreAugust 14, 2025
Database: IREAD reading proficiency exam pass rates for Indiana schools
The most recent data on how many students at each Indiana school are proficient in reading.
Read MoreAugust 13, 2025
Record jump in reading scores as Indiana moves to hold back more third graders
Indiana's third grade reading proficiency rose nearly five percentage points to 87.3% amid new retention rules and expanded reading instruction initiatives.
Read MoreApril 24, 2025
Students to get another chance at IREAD-3 before being held back
Third graders currently have one chance to retake the IREAD-3 during the summer before being held back.
Read MoreAugust 14, 2024
Students' IREAD scores inch up. Indiana's efforts to combat literacy decline start to show progress
Statewide, 82.5 percent of nearly 82,000 third graders at public and private schools passed Indiana's 2024 reading test.
Read MoreMarch 13, 2024
New HSE Superintendent Pat Mapes on reading, diversity and transparency
Pat Mapes sat down with WFYI to discuss his plans for Hamilton Southeastern Schools.
Read MoreMarch 4, 2024
Students are taking IREAD now. Here’s what to know about Indiana’s elementary literacy test
The IREAD-3 will be given to all third graders and most second graders during the March 4-15 through testing window.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2024
Indy-area educators prepare to hold back more third graders
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.
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2024
Indiana will mandate the science of reading. Here's how one school is changing
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.
Read MoreDecember 5, 2023
Thousands of 3rd graders who fail vital reading test continue to 4th grade
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.
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