District of Columbia's NAEP Scores Show Sustained, Significant Improvement, Outpace the Nation
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Fourth grade students in the District of Columbia posted significant gains in reading and math, while reading and math scores for eighth grade students remained statistically even with 2013 results, according to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Average scale scores for fourth grade students in the District increased seven points in reading and three points in math between 2013 and 2015.