Report cards will be shipped as they are printed and should be received by local systems before the end of November. The national average is 19.3 As standards have increased, the dropout rate has decreased. Two more systems are in Caution than last year. For the first time all grade levels taking the Stanford 9 are at or above the national average. 462,655 students were tested in 2000, an increase of 524 over 1999.
Scores are for all students, including special education.
7,205 more special education students were included than in 1999. There are 56,999 special education students in Alabama. Math, Social Science and Total Battery increased by one percentile all others were stable. All disciplines are at or above the national average. Total Battery is six percentile points above the national average.