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scored that showed a slight decline between 1979 and 1980 in educational ability (39th to 34th percentile) and reading (47th to 41st percentile) and an improvement in language arts (from 38th to 46th percentile) while total mathematics (35th percentile). social studies (45th percentile) and science (33rd percentile) remained the same.
Contrasted with their scores as eighth graders in 1977. this year’s junior class at RCHS maintained the same ability ranking (34th percentile) while dramatically improving their performance in reading (from 29th to 41st percentile), language arts (33rd to 46th percentile), and social studies (29th to 45th percentile), slightly edging upwards in total math (33rd to 35th percentile) and dropping a little in science (from 33rd to 31st percentile).
Compared to adjoining counties, Rappahannock students ranked below Culpeper’s fourth and 11th graders and above Culpepers eighth graders; significantly below fourth, eighth and 11th graders in Fauquier; slightly below fourth graders, approximately even with 11th graders and slightly above eighth graders in Warren and Madison counties and below fourth and eighth graders and approximately even with 11th graders in Orange.
At last week’s special meeting of the Rappahannock school board, member Robert Eastham from Wakefield District reported that Falls Church students scored below students in Rappahannock in
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