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State releases school test scores for local schools

11:33 a.m. Some of Ventura County's lowest-performing schools improved their student test scores this year, but despite that growth, many still fell below increasingly tough federal standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act.

The California Department of Education released the state's Accountability Report Card today, including results from the federal Adequate Yearly Progress report, required by the No Child Left Behind Act, and the state's Academic Performance Index.

Statewide, 157 schools improved their scores by more than double the state target for the second year in a row but failed to meet the federal standard.

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