The 'puzzling' case of Denver's unusually low ninth-grade PSAT scores

Ninth-graders across Colorado took the PSAT test for the first time this spring, and the results for Denver students have left district officials disappointed and confused.

Whereas Denver ninth-graders historically scored well on previous state tests, their performance on the preparatory college entrance exam was surprisingly low. That was especially true in reading and writing for students identified as English language learners – a trend mirrored at the statewide level.

https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2018/08/27/the-puzzling-case-of-denvers-unusually-low-ninth-grade-psat-scores/