The following table shows Baltimore scores on Maryland's new school proficiency tests. The city scores were incomplete in Friday's editions because of a fax transmission problem. The tests are designed to show how well students apply what they've learned in school. Level 1 is the highest level of performance under new state standards, while Level 5 is considered unacceptably low. Most third-, fifth- and eighth-graders who took the test in May scored at the two lowest levels. The columns show the percentage of students who scored at each level.

Baltimore City

.. .. .. ..Level 1.. Level 2.. Level 3.. Level 4.. Level 5

Reading

Grade 3.. ..0.0%.. .. 0.3% .. ..8.5%.. ..27.1%.. ..64.1%

Grade 5.. ..0.1%.. .. 0.5% .. ..7.8%.. ..24.9%.. ..66.8%

Grade 8.. ..0.1%.. .. 0.6% .. ..6.6%.. ..23.1%.. ..69.7%

Writing

Grade 3.. ..0.2%.. .. 0.8% .. ..7.8%.. ..26.5%.. ..64.7%

Grade 5.. ..0.3%.. .. 1.3% .. ..8.2%.. ..31.0%.. ..59.3%

Grade 8.. ..0.0%.. .. 1.2% .. ..5.7%.. ..22.1%.. ..71.0%

Language usage

Grade 3.. ..0.2%.. .. 1.2% .. .11.2%.. ..24.9%.. ..62.4%

Grade 5.. ..0.3%.. .. 1.2% .. .10.0%.. ..30.4%.. ..58.0%

Grade 8.. ..0.2%.. .. 1.2% .. ..9.5%.. ..26.8%.. ..62.3%

Math

Grade 3.. ..0.0%.. .. 0.4% .. ..8.5%.. ..24.9%.. ..66.2%

Grade 5.. ..0.0%.. .. 0.4% .. ..5.9%.. ..21.8%.. ..71.9%

Grade 8.. ..0.0%.. .. 0.3% .. ..4.8%.. ..19.2%.. ..75.7%