BAD NEWS ON HOW NEW MEXICO STUDENTS SCORED ON A NATIONAL SCIENCE TEST. THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS SAYS THEY TESTED NEAR THE BOTTOM WHILE MANY OTHER STATES IMPROVED ON THEIR SCORES. THE REPORT SHOWS 35 PERCENT OF 4TH GRADERS IN NEW MEXICO TESTED “BELOW BASIC,” WHILE 45 PERCENT F 8TH GRADERS DID THE SAME. ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL, ONLY 33 PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN THE LOWEST CATEGORY.
ONLY A QUARTER OF 4TH GRADERS AND 21 PERCENT OF 8TH GRADERS TESTED “AT OR ABOVE” PROFICIENCY IN SCIENCE. THIRTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF NATIONAL STUDENTS SCORED AS PROFICIENT.
