Students show signs of improvement in math and Portuguese exams

Recent assessments indicate improvements in Mathematics and Portuguese among students in the 4th and 6th grades. The 2026 ModA results show a slight increase in average scores, with Mathematics rising from 50.9 to 52.5 in the 4th grade and from 51.3 to 52.3 in the 6th grade. In Portuguese writing, scores also improved, with the 4th grade average increasing from 47.4 to 50 and the 6th grade from 45 to 47.9. Notably, in Portuguese as a Non-Native Language, the average score for written interaction rose significantly from 43.3 to 55.4. The ModA tests, conducted in public and private schools, involved over 514,000 assessments this year, allowing for year-on-year comparisons for the first time.