The state tests measure student mastery of algebra, biology, English, geometry, U.S. history and a civics course on economic, legal and political systems.
Scores indicate the average number of test questions that all county students answered correctly.
Each test had a different number of questions. In 1995-96, county students improved over the previous year's scores in algebra, civics, U.S. history and English. The greatest gain, of 1 point, was in English. Students fell behind the previous year's classes in biology and geometry. John Griffin, superintendent of the Cumberland County schools, said he was pleased with the results, considering the changes the schools experienced last year.