Educators Reveal Grim Test Scores For APS Students (ABQ-Only 13% Of 8th-Graders Pass Math Test)

Educators said only 13 percent of Albuquerque Public Schools eighth-graders passed a standard math test. According to January's district benchmark assessment test results, only 13 percent of about 4,500 APS eighth-graders are proficient in math.“If they're not proficient in math, they're not going to be successful in life,” said parent Patricia Duran.Teachers said if the eighth-graders are not proficient now, there is serious doubt they will pass an exam as a junior, which is required for them to graduate.