South African students performed abysmally in an international standardised benchmarking survey for mathematics and science.

South Africa's Grade 5 pupils rank last out of 59 countries in maths and science, with scores declining in both subjects.

While the outlook for reading scores looks good, teachers are concerned about math scores at the elementary level, especially in higher grades, Wall said. In spring 2024, 49% of fifth grade ...

At Ladue Fifth Grade Center, 71% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 76% scored at or above that level for reading.The school’s minority student enrollment is 46%.