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Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - Page updated at 10:10 AM

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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.

SEATTLE —

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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