Last year, for example, a fourth grader had to get 37 out of 70 possible points on the math test to reach level 3 (out of 4), or grade level.

例如，在去年，一个四年级生需要在满分70分中得到37分才能达到3级或是年级平均水平。

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He left school in the third grade, when it became clear that he'd never be able to read or write beyond an elementary level.

三年级时，事情已经变得很清晰，他的智力水平无法在读写方面超出初级的水准，于是他从此离开了学校。

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They studied bilingual programs in the Houston Independent School District and found that native-Spanish speakers were at or above grade level in English and Spanish in first grade through fifth grade.

NPR: Instruction Of Students Learning English Bleak

The No Child Left Behind law requires that all children regardless of income, race or ethnicity be able to read and do math at grade level or above.

NPR: Revisions to No Child Left Behind

Too many students don't speak English, can't read or write at grade level, and yet, it's the overcrowding that has complicated matters.

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