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Final High School Exit Exam Results Are In
Final high school exit exam results report that Santa Clara County high school seniors stayed within 8 points of the state's pass percentage—in some cases exceeding it.
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Despite "nearly 95 percent of the students from the Class of 2011" passing the California High School Exit Exam, California's Department of Education's final July 2010 to May 2011 results released Wednesday morning highlight the difficulties for some Santa Clara County students to pass the standardize test.
Santa Clara County's Class of 2011 (grade 12) performed their best in November 2010 and May 2011, outperforming the state in math by six percentage points in November for a 35 percent pass percentage and by five points in English-language arts in March 2011 for a 30 percent pass rate.
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The most recent results (May 2011) report that Santa Clara County high school seniors fell below the state’s overall pass rate in math during this period by two points at 21 percent but surpassed the state in English-language arts by one point, recording a 19 percent pass rate for May.
Overall, when Santa Clara county seniors fell below the state's performance they stayed within eight points in math and one point in English-language arts.
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"Students first take this test in grade ten" and have opportunities to retake the test 11th grade twice and "have up to five times to take the test" as seniors (grade 12), according to the California Department of Education.
To pass the mathematics portion of the exam, a student must score "approximately 55 percent of items correct" and to pass the English-language arts portion students need to record "approximately 60 percent of items correct," according to state guidelines.
