Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - Page updated at 10:10 AM
Highlights of the 2008 WASL scores
Results from the Washington Assessment of Student Learning were released Tuesday. Not all grades took tests in all subjects.
Results from the Washington Assessment of Student Learning were released Tuesday. Not all grades took tests in all subjects.
Some highlights:
Percentage of students who met standards:
-Third grade: reading, 70.4 percent; mathematics, 68.3 percent.
-Fourth grade: reading, 72.3 percent; mathematics, 53.4 percent; writing, 62.1 percent.
-Fifth grade: reading, 75.3 percent; mathematics: 61.0 percent; science: 42.9 percent.
-Sixth grade: reading, 68.6 percent; mathematics, 48.9 percent.
-Seventh grade: reading, 62.8 percent; mathematics, 50.3 percent; writing, 69.7 percent.
-Eighth grade: reading, 65.9 percent; mathematics, 51.5 percent; science, 47.9 percent.
-10th grade: reading, 81.3 percent; mathematics, 49.3 percent; writing, 86.2 percent; science, 39.7 percent.
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