For most, it was a retest, a chance to pass sections failed earlier.
Most students take the test for the first time in the eighth grade.
A brighter spot for Cincinnati is the 10th-grade results. Scores topped or tied the urban eight districts in all five sections of the test, and improved over last year's results in every subject but writing. Across the state, more high school students passed the entire test than the year before. That includes students in all grades who took the test. October results show 78 percent of current Ohio high school students have passed all sections of the test.