High-school exit exam pass rates rising, especially among minorities

08-25-2010

By Sharon Noguchi/San Jose Mercury News

A greater portion of California high school students are mastering minimum English and math skills, and the biggest gains are seen among poor, Latino and African-American students, according to results of the high-school exit exam released Tuesday by the state. In the Class of 2010, 94.5 percent had passed the exam by May, compared with 90.4 percent of the Class of 2006, the first group required to pass the exit exam in order to graduate high school. Encouragingly, an increasing proportion of students are passing the exam on their first try in 10th grade. Those who don't pass the test as sophomores can retake it if needed during their junior and senior years, and even afterward. Among the Class of 2006, about 64 percent passed English and math -- the two sections of the test -- as sophomores. Among the Class of 2010, that rate rose to about 69 percent. (more…)

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