READ STATES: Mississippi and Louisiana Outperform California, New York on Literacy, Math Testing

Amy Curtis | 8:00 PM on April 28, 2025

Back at the beginning of April, we told you that Mississippi was leading the way in improved reading test scores. They brought back phonics and changed their approach to reading instruction. And it's paying dividends for students in Mississippi schools. It's also working in math.

Now both Mississippi and Louisiana are beating California and New York in math testing:

BREAKING: Mississippi, Louisiana fourth- and eighth-grade math scores surpass New York and California in 2024, per NAEP-adjusted results.
— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) April 27, 2025

That's gonna tick off the Left.

In fairness, in California and New York both 4th and 8th graders are still trying to figure out if they're a boy or a girl.
— J (@ARaised_Eyebrow) April 28, 2025

And therein lies the problem.

We are actually focused on education, not indoctrination…
— Ava- I Love My USA! 🇺🇸 (@WEdwarda) April 27, 2025

Funny how that works.

Amazing what happens when a school teaches reading, writing, and arithmetic and doesn’t just shove students through.
— Jeff (@jbpeery00) April 28, 2025

Really amazing.

Blue state education- pic.twitter.com/Dv5uwjutDu
— Ryan (@Ryanwsprague) April 28, 2025

Compare and contrast.

Mississippi and Louisiana are focusing on literacy and a returning to a more traditional, phonics-based approach! Just another area Blue states could learn a thing or two from RED states!
— Dean (@Dean_James_1) April 27, 2025

Blue states look down their noses at red states. They think we're stupid, when we're actually smarter than they are.

I will tell you this is not shocking at all. Great for Mississippi. NY and Cali should be embarrassed.
— Tired of being politically correct (@USBornNRaised) April 27, 2025