This is SchoolBook's summary score for performance for middle schools, calculated by combining overall scores on state English and Mathematics exams.

In February, at least 200 Illinois students boycotted new state English and math exams, deliberately filling in wrong answers.

That school was so based on getting to minimum competency on the state English and math tests - Spanish was not on the radar.

You can also use an "advanced search" page to type in the name or number of a school to get a description of the school, including a "school report card," which shows how students scored on state English and math tests.

Combined performance on state English and Mathematics exams.

DISTRICT students had good results in state English and math tests.

Senator Saland's bill does require that students pass the state English and math tests to graduate, letting the state gauge the alternative schools' performance versus mainstream schools.

In fact, New York's current reading test, which has been given for the last two years, was developed by the same company, CTB/McGraw Hill, as the new state English and math tests.