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Philly schools rank near the bottom of 26 big-city districts in national assessment

Of the 26 districts, Philadelphia ranked fourth from the bottom in fourth-grade math and reading, and sixth-worst in eighth-grade math and seventh-worst in eighth-grade reading.

School District of Philadelphia administration offices. Philadelphia's performance ranked near the bottom in reading and math for fourth and eighth graders on the Trial Urban District Assessment, a special administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
School District of Philadelphia administration offices. Philadelphia's performance ranked near the bottom in reading and math for fourth and eighth graders on the Trial Urban District Assessment, a special administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer