School District 55 showed overall improvement in state assessment test scores in 2008-09.
Tests were given in reading and math from the third through 10th grade. Writing tests were given in the fourth, seventh and 10th grade. Science tests were given in the fifth, eighth and 10th grades.
Across specific schools in each grade and subject, the district had 68 groups of students. Of those groups, five finished more than 10 percent below the percentage…