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---- “Educating Middle School Students.”
Of the indicators in “Preparing Students for College,” more students earned the Advanced Studies Diploma (47 percent compared to 36 percent), more took a foreign language before 9th grade (17 percent compared to 15 percent), more took algebra before 9th grade (25 percent compared to 17 percent), more of the students who took advanced placement tests scored 3 Or higher (36 percent compared to 30 percent), and more juniors scored in the top 25 percent on the composite score for the standardized tests (37 percent compared to 27 percent).
On the other hand fewer students took advanced placement or college level courses (10 percent compared to 16 percent) and fewer 8th graders scored in the top 25 percent on the composite score (23 percent compared to 25 percent).
Of the indicators on “Preparing Students for Work” more students who do not plan to continue their education completed a vocational program (100 percent compared to 64 percent), more 11th graders scored above the bottom 25 percent in standardized tests of reading (83 percent compared to 82 percent) and more graduates completed a keyboarding class (74 percent compared to 73 percent). On the other hand fewer 11 th graders scored above the bottom 25 percent in math on standardized tests (83 percent compared to 85 percent).
On “Increasing the Graduation Rate”, more students missed 10 of fewer days of school (65 percent compared to 58 percent), more 8th graders were above the bottom 25 percent on the standardized test composite score (82 percent compared to 78 percent) and a smaller percentage of 4th graders were 11 or older (3 percent compared to 7 percent).
On the other- hand fewer 6thgrade students passed all three tests on the Literacy Passport (62 percent compared to 74 percent) and more 8th graders were 15 or older (14 percent compared to 8 percent).
The overall drop-out rate for grades 7 through 12 remained the same at 3 percent; the minority dropout rate remained the same at 0 percent, and again 78 percent of 4th graders were above the bottom 25 percent in the composite score on standardized tests.
In “Increasing Special Education Students’ Living Skills and
93.5%