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2025 Report Card: Student Perspective on U.S. Schools

The 2025 edition of the Gallup-WFF Student Report Card saw improvements in students' overall grading of their educational experience since 2024. Despite this progress, more must be done to better prepare Gen Z for their futures and make the classroom an exciting place of learning. To ensure all students have an excellent experience at school, it's essential to listen to every voice — regardless of their family's or neighborhood's economic status.

Explore the 2025 Student Report Card to see how more than 1,500 American youth feel about their education — from how excited school makes them about learning to how well it prepares them for their careers.

2025 Report Card: Student Perspective on U.S. Schools

The 2025 edition of the Gallup-WFF Student Report Card saw improvements in students' overall grading of their educational experience since 2024. Despite this progress, more must be done to better prepare Gen Z for their futures and make the classroom an exciting place of learning. To ensure all students have an excellent experience at school, it's essential to listen to every voice — regardless of their family's or neighborhood's economic status.

Explore the 2025 Student Report Card to see how more than 1,500 American youth feel about their education — from how excited school makes them about learning to how well it prepares them for their careers.

B Students awarded their schools an average letter grade of B, up from B- the year prior.
6 points The proportion of students awarding A grades increased across nearly every item, with the largest jump, a 6-point gain, seen in how well schools are teaching skills that are relevant to students' futures.
29% of students gave their school a grade of C or lower overall, down from 36% last year.
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