The committee said that "considerable efforts" have been made since devolution to narrow this attainment gap, but warned that a number of measures must be implemented to speed up the progress.
The report asks the Scottish government to consider the needs of looked-after children in its national parenting and early years strategies, saying that particular efforts should be made in early intervention and prevention services.
It also includes a call for a nationwide effort to recruit more volunteers to play a role in supporting looked-after children, to complement the work of trained professionals.
According to the committee members, there should be a better way of recording looked-after children's wider educational achievements, beyond just exam results, and better training on the particular needs of looked-after children for all children's services professionals should be a priority.
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