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Grade 8 Mathematics
On the new test, Rochester and Syracuse had about the same percentage of students (about 20 percent) meeting the standards as on the 2005 test.  The percentage fell in the other three cities. New York City and Yonkers still performed at a higher level than Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse.
 
Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 and 4 
	New York City	Buffalo	Rochester	Syracuse	Yonkers
1999	22.8%		22.3%	10.2%		18.5%		12.8%
2000	22.6%		19.5%	11.8%		19.8%		14.5%
2001	22.8%		16.0%	10.7%		15.4%		15.7%
2002	29.8%		25.3%	12.1%		19.9%		20.1%
2003	34.4%		30.9%	9.5%		24.8%		28.4%
2004	42.4%		33.3%	19.0%		25.1%		38.8%
2005	40.8%		24.3%	19.3%		20.7%		39.1%
2006	38.9%		17.0%	20.0%		20.4%		30.9%