Part 2: Academic achievement, (average test scores in reading and mathematic) and the number of suspensions for each school under study

SCHOOL YEAR 2005-2006

Table 1: Percentage distribution of average test scores in

Reading SY: 2005-2006

School	Below	Average	Proficient	Advanced
1	19	53	26	2
2	27	57	16	0
3	5	24	48	23
4	20	58	21	1
5	23	59	17	1
6	25	47	26	2
7	28	53	18	1
8	27	54	18	1
Mean	21.75	50.63	23.75	3.88

The table reveals that school number 7 has the highest percentage of students who were ‘Below’ on reading scores. This means that this school needs to exert much effort to improve the reading skills of the students. The same was shown for schools number 2, 6, 8, 5 and 4. Conversely, the percentages 20 to 28 were too high in terms of percentage population enrolled on the said schools.

It is a common knowledge that all students are average readers. This was proven in column 3 which show that majority of the school has average reader.

Nonetheless, it is very noticeable School number 3 has the lowest average reading score, but, high in proficiency and advanced scores for the School Year 2005 to 2006.

Generally, 21.75% was quite high for average reading test scores. This means that there is a need for the department of education to plan and implement a new program which will be the basis for the schools to modify the traditional reading lessons as well as to richly improve the reading skills of the students in the middle schools.