“The Utah State Board of Education released scores for the computer-based test for the 2016-2017 school year Monday. The results showed proficiency rates fell for every grade level in nearly every tested subject, which includes language arts, math and science. Language arts proficiency rates went from 44.1 percent in 2016 to 43.6 percent last school year; math rates declined from 46.5 percent to 45.7 percent; and science rates dropped from 48.7 percent to 47.5 percent. Despite the decrease between 2016 and 2017, overall scores remained higher than in 2014.”

http://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/09/11/utahs-sage-scores-dipped-in-all-subjects-last-year/