Oregon Student Test Scores Plummet After Pandemic Learning Loss

An Oregon education department study has shown student grades have been hurt by the closure of schools during the pandemic. File photo. Fethi Belaid/Getty Images

After two years of disruption caused by the pandemic, student test scores fell by nearly 10 percent in math, English, and science, according to data released on Sept. 22 by the Oregon Department of Education.

The first large-scale assessment of Oregon students since 2019 shows that as few as one-third of students statewide are reaching key benchmarks as they return to in-person learning.