Middle-Level English Statewide, the percentage of students meeting the standards increased by less than one percentage point. Rural, average and low need districts achieved two to four percentage point increases. New York City declined, and the Big 4 stayed about the same.

Middle-Level English
Statewide, the percentage of students meeting the standards increased by less than one percentage point. Rural, average and low need districts achieved two to four percentage point increases. New York City declined, and the Big 4 stayed about the same.

Chart Image: The Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 & 4

The Percentage of Students Scoring at Levels 3 & 4
	New York City	Large City	Urban-Suburban	Rural	Average	Low	Total Public
1999	0.353	0.288	0.371	0.458	0.558	0.692	0.481
2000	0.325	0.243	0.335	0.418	0.524	0.675	0.449
2001	0.331	0.243	0.345	0.41	0.518	0.686	0.449
2002	0.295	0.193	0.335	0.432	0.533	0.705	0.443
2003	0.326	0.225	0.367	0.41	0.531	0.696	0.453
2004	0.356	0.233	0.373	0.429	0.548	0.711	0.472
2005	0.328	0.235	0.389	0.453	0.581	0.752	0.481

All Students

The percentage of students scoring at Levels 3 and 4

Public Schools Only

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