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In the new standardized aptitude and achievement test results just released, Rappahannock students recorded scores lower than students statewide in the fourth grade; lower than students statewide in the eighth grade, except in social studies; and either higher or nearly as high as students statewide in the eleventh grade.
The commentary released by the State Department of Education along with the county-by-county test scores said that the results are not directly comparable to results of earlier tests, including last year’s, since last spring was the first time for these new tests.
It is possible, however, to compare Virginia's performance on the tests with that nation-wide, and Rappahannock's performance both with the state and with neighboring counties. The new tests, which cover the same subjects as earlier ones, but differ in exact content, showed Virginia’s students scoring at or above the national averages. Fourth grade reading was the one subject below the mean statewide, dipping to the 49th percentile.
In order to understand the implications of the test for measuring the quality of local education, it is important to understand that the test scores refer to the percentile ranking Percentile rankings show the relationship of the
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