More than half of city school kids still can’t handle basic math or English, even though this year’s state exams scores ticked up slightly, according to state data released Thursday.

While state officials lauded scoring increases, only 47.4 percent of city students in grades 3 to 8 scored at proficient levels in English and 45.6 percent made the grade in math, according to the numbers.

The city’s overall English proficiency rate edged up by 0.7 percent from the prior year and math scores improved by 2.9 percent, the numbers show.

The city’s Asian kids had the highest rate of math and English proficiency yet again, the data show.

In math, 74.4 percent made the grade, followed by white students at 66.6, Hispanics at 33.2 and African Americans at 28.2.

All ethnic groups posted gains in math, with whites improving by 3 percent, Hispanics by 2.9, African Americans 2.8 and Asians 2.2, according to the figures.

Asian kids also set the pace in English with a 67.9 percent proficiency rate, followed by whites at 66.6, Hispanics at 36.5 and blacks at 35. All groups posted slight increases in the category.

City charters schools, now teaching roughly 10 percent of the city’s student population, markedly outperformed traditional public schools again, according to the state.

A total of 57.3 percent of charter city kids made the grade in English, the same percentage as last year — and 63.2 percent scored at proficient levels in math, a 3.6-point jump.

The Success Academy charter schools boasted top results on the state tests once again.

Of the 7,405 Success Academy kids who took the exam, 99 percent passed math, with 86 percent hitting the highest level of 4.

In English, 90 percent passed, with 41 percent notching the top mark.

Network officials highlighted the performance of their Flatbush school, where all 47 of their third-graders passed both exams. The school, which opened in 2016, does not have older grades yet, officials said.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza will appear at a press conference Thursday afternoon to discuss the results.