Catholic students show higher reading scores in NCES report
Washington AP says Catholic school students in grades 4 8 and 11 scored above national averages on the NAEP reading test from 1983 84 with about 26 000 students per grade including nearly 2 000 in Catholic schools Black and Hispanic students in Catholic schools closed the white black and white Hispanic gaps compared with national figures Catholic officials cite more homework less TV and broader coursework as factors while noting no pinpointed cause for higher proficiency.