D.C. students show math, science gains while reading stalls

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Less than half of D.C. students showed proficiency in science, math or reading this spring, as the percentage of students passing the D.C. Comprehensive Assessment System increased in some subjects over last year but remained mostly flat over time.

The most significant gains were made in science, as 41 percent of D.C. students passed the test, up 3 percentage points over 2011.

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