Council Of The Great City Schools Report…

is out on students making the mark on achievement tests. The report looks at 67 of the greatest urban school districts.

Findings include:

59% of students passing 4th grade math up from 44% in 2002.
46% of students passing 8th grade math up from 31% in 2002.

55% of students passing 4th grade reading up from 43% in 2002.
42% of students passing 8th grade reading up from 34% in 2002.

Gaps between races in test scores are narrowing for all races in both math and reading.

BUT….

When scores are compared to state wide states they are below the state wide stats.