‘Urgent need’: Nearly half of Utah’s kindergarten through third grade kids can’t read at grade level, report finds

The state aims to see 70% of its third graders reading at grade level by 2027. So far, only about half are hitting the mark.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Raychel Rondash teaches English at Mount Logan Middle School in Logan, on Monday, August 25, 2025. About half of Utah’s third-graders aren’t reading on grade level, according to a new report published Monday, Jan. 5, 2026.

‘Urgent need’: Nearly half of Utah’s kindergarten through third grade kids can’t read at grade level, report finds

The state aims to see 70% of its third graders reading at grade level by 2027. So far, only about half are hitting the mark.

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