The Bottom Line
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This is the first year in which students took State tests in Grades 3,4,5,6,7, and 8.
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With the new individual student data system – announced earlier this month – schools will soon be able to track students throughout the grades and get a comparison of learning from year to year.
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Schools will also see the relative performance of students in any year across the grade levels.
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Statewide, we can see that the substantial decline in student performance in reading and writing begins after Grade 5.