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Fifth grade is a crucial year for developing lifelong readers. Developing habits at a young age helps carry them into adulthood.

Jul. 17—CANTON — The Canton Central School Board approved the creation of a new full-time elementary teaching position to address growing class sizes, particularly in fifth grade, during its ...

More than half of Tennessee's public school third graders fell short of the state's reading benchmark on this year's TCAP test.

Parella’s Pals for July 2, 2025 features a fifth-grade self portrait by Gracie T. who attends Ninety Six Elementary.

A group of fifth grade girls in Arizona is accused of plotting to kill a boy in their class and make his death look like a suicide. Cops say each girl had a role in the plan.

Where did Houston ISD students perform best on each of the fifth-grade STAAR exams this year? Top-performing campuses tended to be in wealthier enclaves.

North Texas' two largest school districts reported gains in reading and math STAAR scores across most grade levels, but lag statewide scores, new results show.

For every grade tested at the three largest San Antonio-area districts, SAISD had the highest percentages of students who did not meet the standard on the reading portion of the STAAR test. At ...

Spring 2025 STAAR results show reading scores surpass pre-pandemic levels, with science gains and mixed results in math. Here's how to check your child's scores.

Spring 2025 fifth grade reading 68 percent passed and 32 percent failed. In 2024, 72 percent of fifth graders in ECISD passed reading language arts and 28 percent failed.