Students there now outperform the state average proficiency rate in math and have nearly closed achievement gaps in literacy. (nytimes.com)
The large - city average proficiency rate in fourth grade only climbed two percentage points since the last administration, up to 26 percent. (educationnext.org)
To calculate the results, the department compared average proficiency rates on state tests in the 2011 - 12 school year to earlier scores. (huffingtonpost.com)