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The number of elementary students showing proficiency in state math and language arts in the Sweet Home School District continued an ongoing upward trend overall, while at the junior high and high school level, the number showing proficiency generally declined in 2018-19 state testing.

Third-grade performance fell slightly last school year, while combined third- through fifth-grade performance improved slightly overall and by more than 12 points in the past five years, according to statistics released by the Oregon Department of Education in late September.

From the 2014-15 school year to...