Achievement is Up, Especially for Middle Grades

Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4

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ELA Biggest Gain: Grade 8. Almost 8 percentage points in one year.
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grades 3-8
2006 69% 68.6% 67.1% 60.4% 56.4% 49.3% 61.5%
2007 67.1% 68% 68.1% 63.2% 57.8% 57% 63.4%

 

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Across grades 3-8, almost 73% of students met MATH standards.
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grades 3-8
2006 80.5% 77.9% 68.4% 60.4% 55.6% 53.9% 65.8%
2007 85.2% 79.9% 76.1% 71.2% 66.4% 58.8% 72.7%