Scores were lower for twelfth-graders in 2009 than in 1992 for all parental education categories, and there were no significant changes in scores from 2005 to 2009 based on the level of parental education.
Read specific descriptions of what twelfth-graders should know and be able to do at the Basic, Proficient, and Advanced reading achievement levels.
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Scores were lower for twelfth-graders in 2009 than in 1992 for all parental education categories, and there were no significant changes in scores from 2005 to 2009 based on the level of parental education.