The percentage of students meeting all the standards on the 2006 test decreased compared with the previous year. But the new test was based on higher standards.
Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4
New York City Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Yonkers 1999 49.6% 53.8% 39.9% 49.0% 54.5% 2000 46.2% 42.4% 37.7% 43.5% 55.8% 2001 51.8% 50.2% 47.5% 48.4% 56.7% 2002 52.0% 45.3% 45.1% 45.2% 59.2% 2003 66.7% 57.6% 57.4% 68.5% 75.1% 2004 68.1% 62.5% 64.1% 63.1% 77.0% 2005 77.4% 66.5% 72.8% 68.9% 86.3% 2006 70.9% 47.4% 54.6% 48.6% 76.8%