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Grade 8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Examinations -- Public and Nonpublic Schools - 1999*

Grade 8 English Language Arts (ELA) Examination

Chart: Grade 8 English Language Arts (ELA) Examination

Chart: Grade 8 Mathematics Examination

* Performance at or above Level 3 indicates the students are making sufficient progress towards achieving the Regents higher standards.

On the Grade 8 ELA examination, 9.4 percent of students with disabilities scored at or above Level 3 compared to 55.2 percent of general education students. Also, 7.9 percent of students with disabilities scored at or above Level 3 on the Grade 8 Mathematics examination, compared to 42.7 percent of general education students.

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