Several important test scores have slipped at schools across Waterloo Region.
The results for the annual Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) tests were released on Thursday.
Students with the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) and Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) are falling behind the provincial standard in several areas.
Grade 3 reading, writing and mathematics assessment
Provincially, 61 per cent of Grade 3 students tested during the 2023/2024 school year met or exceeded the standard for mathematics.
Within the WRDSB, only 58 per cent of students met the standard, a decrease of one per cent compared to the year before.
Meanwhile, the Catholic board saw a slight increase, raising from 62 per cent to 64 per cent.
Both boards reported falling reading scores among Grade 3 students, with 68 per cent of WRDSB students meeting the standard and 73 per cent of WCDSB students making the grade.
Despite a two per cent slip in …