Still, the research on 3rd grade retention shows that effects tend to fade out over time, often tapering off when students are in middle school, she said.

Another study of Florida students, from 2019, found that English learners who were held back in 3rd grade achieved English proficiency faster than peers who weren’t and tripled their chances of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio students who were held back from fourth grade due to a state law requiring struggling readers to repeat third grade performed better on English language arts in fourth ...

Pierce said his 9-year-old son, a student in the Rutherford County Schools district, makes As and Bs and reads chapter books that range from third to fifth grade levels in his own time, for fun.

Not always, though. There’s Saraland City schools in south Alabama. Half of students live in poverty, yet they had only nine of the district’s 228 second graders, or 4%, test below grade level.

Alabama’s public elementary and middle school students are taking annual standardized tests this month, and for third graders, the reading portion is extremely important. This is the first ...