21. Just 24 percent of the school's fourth-graders passed a state reading test last year. 22. The program resulted in a 41 percent increase in reading test scores . .. 23. Decoding ability was tested using the Graded Nonword Reading Test . 24. Three local elementary schools were ranked near the bottom in math and reading test scores. 25. To take a reading test , a student has to perform the very skill being assessed. 26. Last week, Crew released results of citywide reading tests . 27. Children took reading tests at various times in each study, between ages 7 and 15. 28. Whispering Pines Elementary School Principal Alan Goldstein wanted to improve his school's reading test scores. 29. Does the fourth-grade reading test reflect a particular educational approach like phonics or whole language? 30. Voucher students gained 15 points in math and five in reading tests in their first year.