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65 percent compared to 59 percent in 1992-93. But for ninth through twelfth grades it was 32 percent compared to148 percent in 1992-93, and for all grades it was 58 percent compared to 60 percent the year before.

Except for the figure on the percentage of 11th grade students scoring in the top quarter on standardized tests, all the other figures on standardized testing were lower in the 199394 school year than in 1992-93. Since so many days were missed last year because of weather, school officials expected the decline in standardized test scores.

The percentage of fourth graders who score above average on the composite score has dropped from 74 per

88.8%