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Low-Performing 4th Graders Make Greatest Strides
Recent increases in 4th and 8th graders' reading scores can be attributed to improvements by the lowest-achieving students, according to a new analysis of federal test data.
In 1998, 4th grade students at the 10th percentile scored 167 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress' 500-point scale, up from 159 four years earlier. Students at the 25th percentile rose from 189 points to 193 points. By contrast, students at high-achievement levels did...
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