Higher percentages of eighth-graders who attend public schools performed at or above Basic and at or above Proficient in 2009 than in 1992 and in 2007.
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Higher percentages of eighth-graders who attend public schools performed at or above Basic and at or above Proficient in 2009 than in 1992 and in 2007.