Grade 8 English
In New York City, the percentage of eighth-graders meeting all the standards increased on the new test. Since 1999, however, there has been little change overall. In the other categories, there was little change this year compared with the 2005 test.
The percentage of students scoring at
Levels 3 and 4
New York City Large City Urban-Suburban Rural Average Low 1999 35.3% 28.8% 37.1% 45.8% 55.8% 69.2% 2000 32.5% 24.3% 33.5% 41.8% 52.4% 67.5% 2001 33.1% 24.3% 34.5% 41.0% 51.8% 68.6% 2002 29.5% 19.3% 33.5% 43.2% 53.3% 70.5% 2003 32.6% 22.5% 36.7% 41.0% 53.1% 69.6% 2004 35.6% 23.3% 37.3% 42.9% 54.8% 71.1% 2005 32.8% 23.5% 38.9% 45.3% 58.1% 75.2% 2006 36.6% 24.2% 38.3% 44.7% 57.9% 74.7%