2006 Grade 3-8 English
The percentage of students with serious academic difficulties varied among the Big 5. New York City and Yonkers had the fewest students at Level 1.

Percentage of Students at Level 1
 
	New York City	Buffalo	Rochester	Syracuse	Yonkers
Grade 3	11.9%		24.7%	15.7%		22.8%		10.6%
Grade 4	11.8%		26.9%	17.8%		22.5%		9.2%
Grade 5	8.9%		22.1%	14.1%		20.5%		6.9%
Grade 6	10.1%		21.1%	12.4%		18.1%		12.2%
Grade 7	11.4%		23.5%	18.2%		20.7%		13.9%
Grade 8	14.1%		23.6%	19.8%		26.5%		16.8%