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Private School Students Score Above Average in Math and ReadingNovember 13, 2003--The math scores of students in fourth grade and eighth grade are going up and reading scores are holding steady, according to the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Scores of students in private schools are significantly above the national average, with much higher percentages of students exceeding the basic, proficient and advanced levels of performance in both math and reading. In tests administered earlier this year, the average math score for fourth-grade students in public schools was 234 on a scale ranging from 0 to 500. For fourth graders in private schools, the average score was 244, an advantage of 10 points. By eighth grade, the private school advantage grew to 16 points, with students scoring 292, compared to 276 for their public school peers. (Ten points on the scale is roughly equivalent to one grade level.) The story was the same for the reading test. Private school students outperformed public school students by 19 points in fourth grade (235 to 216) and by 21 points in eighth grade (282 to 261). Since the last time the tests were given (2000 for math and 2002 for reading), private school scores went up in fourth and eighth grade in both reading and math, though the increase was statistically significant only in math. The charts below provide details on the performance of students in private schools.
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