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School officials seek clues to why reading scores dip in fourth grade at local, state levels
Area educators blame exam for drop in scores
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White Sulpher Elementary teacher Mary Katherine Johnson works with fourth-graders Thursday morning on reading comprehension. The 2016 test scores show White Sulphur fourth-graders had significantly lower test scores in reading than scores posted by third-graders.
Across the board, fourth-graders scored lower than third-graders in reading, according to 2016 Milestones results for Hall and Gainesville students. In Hall, there was a 29 percent difference between third-graders performing at grade level compared to fourth-graders. In Gainesville, that drop was about 16 percent.