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Tenth graders at Rappahannock County High School scored close to what is expected to be the statewide average on minimum competency tests given in October throughout Virginia.
According to a report from assistant superintendent Rob McDaniel at the December 12 school board meeting, 101 students took the reading examination with 82 scoring a passing grade of 70 per cent or better. Eighty-one out of 102 students passed the math exam. McDaniel noted that seven special education students were included in the totals.
On the reading competency test, Rappahannock's passing rate was 81.1 per cent; on the math test, 79.4 per cent.
Last week, state superintendent of schools Dr. William Campbell predicted that the statewide results expected in mid-Jan. will show 85 per cent of Virginia’s tenth graders passing the reading examination and 82 per cent passing the examination on mathematics.
"I’m quite pleased. It’s better than I had thought,” said Campbell. "We will stand by our test as being the equivalent in difficulty to those given by anybody anywhere,” he added.
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