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County Students Trail State Averages On National Reading, Math Tests

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Highlands Today Staff

Published: May 27, 2008

SEBRING (AP) — Highlands County ranked above national averages but trailed statewide on reading and math tests used in national comparisons, according to results released Tuesday.

The norm-referenced tests are given along with the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. But only the FCAT is used to grade schools and as a requirement for high school graduation and promotion from the third to fourth grades.

State education officials last week released results from both tests for third-grade students. The remaining FCAT scores will not be released until at least next week.

In Highlands County, here's how some grades stacked up compared to 2007:

Fifth: reading up one point to 69, math up 3 points to 73.

Eighth: reading up 3 points to 62, math up 2 points to 71.

Tenth: reading up 6 points to 61, math down 10 points to 55.

Statewide, here's how grades scored compared to 2007:

Third: reading down 2 points to 60, math down 6 points to 63.

Fourth: reading up 6 points to 69, math down 6 points to 71.

Fifth: reading down 1 point to 73, math up 2 points to 77.

Sixth: reading down 1 point to 65, math up 5 points to 71.

Seventh: reading up 4 points to 70, math down 1 point to 71.

Eighth: reading up 1 point to 68, math unchanged at 74.

Ninth: reading down 4 points to 67, math down 1 point to 73.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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