Herald and Journal, May 1, 2000

Basic Standards Test results for area schools Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (HLWW) eighth graders posted better numbers this year in the basic skills tests than last year, according to information released last week by the Department of Children, Families, and Learning. Eighty one percent of the eighth graders at HLWW passed the math test, and 77 percent passed the reading test, which places the HLWW students a little higher than the state average in math and a little lower in reading. Test results show that 71 percent of the state's eighth graders passed the math test, and 80 percent passed the reading test. Other schools in the area had scores of: School Math Reading Percentage of students passing Annandale 75% 78% Buffalo 72% 84% Dassel-Cokato 86% 88% Delano 91% 92% Glencoe-Silver Lake 68% 88% Hutchinson 84% 90% Kimball 61% 91% Litchfield 78% 83% Lester Prairie 50% 63% Maple Lake 78% 80% Monticello 81% 84% Norwood Young America 76% 87% Paynesville 73% 80% Waconia 85% 89% Watertown-Mayer 80% 83% More information can be obtained on the testing Web site at http://cfl.state.mn.us/grad/results.htm or call 651-582-8843.

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