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286. Proficiency Test Scores for Selected Subjects, by Characteristic
[Based on The National Assessment of Educational Progress Tests which are administered to a representative sample of students inpublic and private schools. Test scores can range
from 0 to 500, except as indicated.For details, see source]
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SEX
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RACE
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PARENTAL EDUCATION
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TEST AND YEAR
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More than high school
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Hispanic
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Less than
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origin
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high
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High
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Some
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College
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Total
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Male
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Female
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White 1/
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Black 1/
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school
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school
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Total
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college
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graduate
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READING
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9 year olds:
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1979-80
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215
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210
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220
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221
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189
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190
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194
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213
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226
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1983-84
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211
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208
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214
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218
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186
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187
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195
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209
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223
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1987-88
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212
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208
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216
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218
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189
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194
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193
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211
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220
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1989-90
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209
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204
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215
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217
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182
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189
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193
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209
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218
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1991-92
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211
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206
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215
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218
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185
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192
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195
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207
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220
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1993-94
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211
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207
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215
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218
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185
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186
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189
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207
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221
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1995-96
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212
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207
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218
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220
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190
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194
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197
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207
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220
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(NA)
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(NA)
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13 year olds:
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1979-80
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259
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254
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263
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264
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233
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237
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239
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254
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271
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1983-84
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257
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253
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262
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263
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236
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240
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240
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253
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268
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1987-88
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258
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252
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263
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261
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243
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240
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247
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253
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265
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1989-90
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257
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251
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263
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262
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242
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238
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241
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251
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267
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1991-92
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260
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254
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265
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266
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238
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239
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239
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252
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270
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1993-94
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258
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251
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266
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265
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234
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235
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237
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251
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269
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1995-96
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259
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253
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265
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267
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236
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240
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241
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252
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270
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(NA)
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(NA)
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17 year olds:
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1979-80
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286
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282
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289
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293
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243
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261
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262
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278
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299
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1983-84
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289
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284
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294
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295
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264
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268
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269
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281
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301
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1987-88
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290
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286
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294
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295
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274
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271
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267
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282
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300
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1989-90
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290
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284
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297
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297
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267
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275
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270
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283
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300
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1991-92
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290
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284
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296
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297
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261
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271
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271
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281
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299
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1993-94
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288
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282
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295
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296
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266
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263
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268
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276
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299
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(NA)
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(NA)
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1995-96
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287
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280
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294
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294
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265
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265
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267
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273
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297
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(NA)
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(NA)
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WRITING 2
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4th graders:
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1983-84
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204
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201
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208
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211
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182
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189
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179
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192
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217
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208
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218
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1987-88
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206
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199
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213
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215
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173
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190
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194
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199
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212
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211
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212
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1989-90
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202
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195
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209
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211
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171
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184
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186
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197
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210
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214
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209
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1991-92
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207
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198
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216
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217
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175
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189
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191
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202
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212
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201
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214
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1993-94
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205
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196
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214
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214
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173
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189
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188
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202
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(NA)
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212
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212
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1995-96
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207
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200
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214
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216
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182
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191
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190
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203
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(NA)
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205
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214
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8th graders:
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1983-84
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267
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258
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276
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272
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247
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247
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258
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261
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276
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271
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278
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1987-88
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264
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254
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274
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269
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246
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250
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254
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258
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271
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275
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271
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1989-90
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257
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246
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268
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262
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239
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246
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246
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253
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265
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267
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265
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1991-92
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274
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264
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285
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279
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258
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265
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258
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268
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283
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280
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284
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1993-94
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265
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254
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278
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272
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245
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252
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250
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259
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(NA)
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270
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275
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1995-96
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264
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251
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276
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271
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242
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246
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245
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258
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(NA)
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270
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274
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11th graders:
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1983-84
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290
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281
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299
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297
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270
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259
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274
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284
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299
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298
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300
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1987-88
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291
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282
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299
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296
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275
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274
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276
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285
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298
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296
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299
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1989-90
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287
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276
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298
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293
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268
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277
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268
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278
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296
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292
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298
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1991-92
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287
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279
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296
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294
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263
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274
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271
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278
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295
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292
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296
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1993-94
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285
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276
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293
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291
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267
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271
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269
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279
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(NA)
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286
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293
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1995-96
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283
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275
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292
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289
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267
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269
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260
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275
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(NA)
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287
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291
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MATHEMATICS
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9 year olds:
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1977-78
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219
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217
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220
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224
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192
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203
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200
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219
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231
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230
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231
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1981-82
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219
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217
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221
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224
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195
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204
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199
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218
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228
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225
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229
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1985-86
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222
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222
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222
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227
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202
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205
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201
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218
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231
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229
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231
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1989-90
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230
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229
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230
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235
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208
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214
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210
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226
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237
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236
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238
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1991-92
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230
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231
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228
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235
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208
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212
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217
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222
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236
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237
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236
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1993-94
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231
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232
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230
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237
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212
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210
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210
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225
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(NA)
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239
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238
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1995-96
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231
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233
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229
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237
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212
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215
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220
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221
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(NA)
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238
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240
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13 year olds:
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1977-78
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264
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264
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265
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272
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230
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238
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245
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263
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280
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273
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284
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1981-82
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269
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269
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268
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274
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240
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252
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251
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263
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280
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275
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282
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1985-86
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269
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270
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268
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274
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249
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254
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252
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263
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278
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274
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280
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1989-90
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270
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271
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270
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276
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249
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255
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253
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263
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279
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277
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280
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1991-92
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273
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274
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272
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279
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250
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259
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256
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263
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281
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278
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283
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1993-94
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274
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276
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273
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281
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252
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256
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255
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266
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(NA)
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277
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285
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1995-96
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274
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276
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272
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281
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252
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256
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254
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267
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(NA)
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278
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283
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17 year olds:
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1977-78
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300
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304
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297
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306
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268
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276
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280
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294
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313
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305
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317
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1981-82
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299
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302
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296
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304
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272
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277
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279
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293
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309
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304
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312
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1985-86
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302
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305
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299
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308
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279
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283
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279
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293
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310
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305
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314
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1989-90
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305
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306
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303
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310
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289
|
284
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285
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294
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313
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308
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316
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1991-92
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307
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309
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305
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312
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286
|
292
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286
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298
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313
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308
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316
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1993-94
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306
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309
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304
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312
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286
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291
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284
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295
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(NA)
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305
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318
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1995-96
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307
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310
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305
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313
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286
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292
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281
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297
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(NA)
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307
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317
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SCIENCE
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9 year olds:
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1976-77
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220
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222
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218
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230
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175
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192
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199
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223
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233
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237
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232
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1981-82
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221
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221
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221
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229
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187
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189
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198
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218
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230
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229
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231
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1985-86
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224
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227
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221
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232
|
196
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199
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204
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220
|
235
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236
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235
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1989-90
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229
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230
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227
|
238
|
196
|
206
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210
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226
|
236
|
238
|
236
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1991-92
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231
|
235
|
227
|
239
|
200
|
205
|
217
|
222
|
238
|
237
|
239
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1993-94
|
231
|
232
|
230
|
240
|
201
|
201
|
211
|
225
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(NA)
|
239
|
239
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1995-96
|
230
|
232
|
228
|
239
|
201
|
207
|
215
|
222
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(NA)
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242
|
240
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13 year olds:
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1976-77
|
247
|
251
|
244
|
256
|
208
|
213
|
224
|
245
|
264
|
260
|
266
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1981-82
|
250
|
256
|
245
|
257
|
217
|
226
|
225
|
243
|
262
|
259
|
264
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1985-86
|
251
|
256
|
247
|
259
|
222
|
226
|
229
|
245
|
262
|
258
|
264
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1989-90
|
255
|
259
|
252
|
264
|
226
|
232
|
233
|
247
|
266
|
263
|
268
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1991-92
|
258
|
260
|
256
|
267
|
224
|
238
|
234
|
246
|
268
|
266
|
269
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|
|
1993-94
|
257
|
259
|
254
|
267
|
224
|
232
|
234
|
247
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(NA)
|
260
|
269
|
|
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1995-96
|
256
|
261
|
252
|
266
|
226
|
232
|
232
|
248
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(NA)
|
260
|
266
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17 year olds:
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1976-77
|
290
|
297
|
282
|
298
|
240
|
262
|
265
|
284
|
304
|
296
|
309
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1981-82
|
283
|
292
|
275
|
293
|
235
|
249
|
259
|
275
|
296
|
290
|
300
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1985-86
|
289
|
295
|
282
|
298
|
253
|
259
|
258
|
277
|
300
|
295
|
304
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1989-90
|
290
|
296
|
285
|
301
|
253
|
262
|
261
|
276
|
302
|
297
|
306
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1991-92
|
294
|
299
|
289
|
304
|
256
|
270
|
262
|
280
|
304
|
296
|
308
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1993-94
|
294
|
300
|
289
|
306
|
257
|
261
|
256
|
279
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(NA)
|
295
|
311
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1995-96
|
296
|
300
|
292
|
307
|
260
|
269
|
261
|
282
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(NA)
|
297
|
308
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HISTORY, 1993-94
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4th graders
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205
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203
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206
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215
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177
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180
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177
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197
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(NA)
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214
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216
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8th graders
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259
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259
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259
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267
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239
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243
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241
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251
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(NA)
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264
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270
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12th graders
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286
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288
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285
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292
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265
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267
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263
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276
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(NA)
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287
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296
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GEOGRAPHY,
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1993-94
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4th graders
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206
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208
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203
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218
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168
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183
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186
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197
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(NA)
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216
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216
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8th graders
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260
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262
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258
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270
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229
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239
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238
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250
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(NA)
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265
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272
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12th graders
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285
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288
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281
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291
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258
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268
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263
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274
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(NA)
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286
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294
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CIVICS, 1997-98 3
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4th graders
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150
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149
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151
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159
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132
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126
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124
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153
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(NA)
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150
|
153
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8th graders
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150
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148
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152
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159
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133
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127
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123
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144
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(NA)
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143
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160
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12th graders
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150
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148
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152
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158
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131
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130
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124
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140
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(NA)
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145
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160
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NA Not available. 1 Non-Hispanic.
2 Writing scores revised from previous years; previous writingscores were recorded on a 0 to 400 rather than 0 to 500 scale.
3 Civics uses a scale of 0 to 300.
Source: U.S. National Center for Education Statistics, Digest ofEducation Statistics, annual, and NAEP 1998 Civics Report Card for the Nation.
http://nces.ed.gov/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/286_proficiency_test_scores_for_selected_subjects.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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