The last time math performance was this low for 13-year-olds was in 1990.
Elizabethton City Schools in Tennessee provided English tutoring this year for 404 elementary and middle school students with the increased funding.
At institutions like Cornell University, first-year applicants are not required to submit SAT or ACT scores.
The dip in civics performance was the first decline since the test began being administered in the late 1990s.
The American Bar Association is debating whether a standardized test should still be mandatory for people applying to law school.