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44 Percent of County's 3rd-Graders' Reading Isn't 'Satisfactory'

Although 81 percent of the county's third-graders technically passed this year's FCAT reading test, nearly half logged scores that are unsatisfactory, according to the state.

The Florida Department of Education has released this year’s FCAT reading scores for third-graders and the news is a mixed bag for Hillsborough County.

Of the 15,562 third-graders in Hillsborough who logged scores on this year’s reading exam, 44 percent scored a 2 or lower. While that 2 score is enough to enable a child to pass to the next grade level, it’s an indicator that a child demonstrates “a below satisfactory level of success” with state standards, according to the department of education.

Students who scored a 1 “demonstrate an inadequate level of success,” a state document says.

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Hillsborough’s pass rate – students who scored a 2 or higher – came in at 81 percent. The overall results are fairly comparable to other Central Florida counties.

Forty-one percent of third-graders in Pasco scored 1s or 2s on this year’s FCATs. In Pinellas County, the number was 43 percent.

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Pasco led the three counties with the number of kids scoring a 4, which is a score that demonstrates “an above satisfactory level of success.”

Here’s a look at the overall scores for the state and the three Bay area counties:

Number of 3rd-Graders Percentage Scoring a 1 2 3 4 5 Statewide 205,984 18 25 23 23 11 Hillsborough 15,562 19 25 23 22 11 Pasco 5,345 18 23 23 25 11 Pinellas 7,822 17 26 23 22 11

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