Florida 12th-graders underperform national average on tests
BY KATHLEEN MCGRORY CRLINE KMCGRORY@MIAMIHERALD.COM
High school seniors in Florida tallied below-average scores on national tests in math and reading, according to data released Thursday.
Florida was one of 11 states that gave the National Assessment of Educational Progress to twelfth-grade students. The results are known as the Nation's Report Card.
In reading, 32 percent of Florida students scored at or above grade level, as compared to 36 percent of students nationally.
In math, 19 percent of Florida students scored at or above proficiency. Nationally, the figure was 25 percent.
Three states underperformed the national average on both exams: Florida, Alabama and West Virginia. Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and South Dakota bested the national average in both subject areas.
-- KATHLEEN MCGRORY
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