Overall exit exam pass rate drops

The percentage of shire sophomores who pass the California High academy Exit Exam has remained steady smooth as the overall passage rate has slipped in new years as upperclassmen fail the exam repeatedly.

The exit exam scores were released Tuesday through the California Department of Education, and they display a mixed bag of be the effects

Eighty-seven percent of the county’ sophomores passed the English and math portions of the exam the first time they took it in the 2005-06 seminary year, the same rate at which sophomores passed it in 2004 That compares with a statewide sophomore passage rate of 77 percent for English and 75 percent for math.

But those who fail the exam as sophomores make progress on to take it as juniors and seniors, and the resulting overall rate of passage globules markedly. Countywide, the overall passage rate dropp from 87 percent in 2004 to