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CR · Critical Reasoning
605-655
Inference
The head of a local high school expressed frustration when his school was listed among the top twenty most underperforming schools in the district. "Just look around," he told the media. "There are no issues with vandalism; no students dealing drugs; and test scores in science and history have improved for every grade except for the ninth. Everyone here feels it's quite unjust, especially considering that our ninth-grade scores aren't even the lowest in the district." Based on the passage above, the head of the school most likely believes which one of the following?
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The school in question has never been on the list before.
B
The school in question was included on the list mainly due to its ninth-grade test scores.
C
Students in every grade except the ninth are performing well in science and history.
D
Drug-related issues at other high schools in the district are significantly worse than those at this school.
E
Both urban and rural schools should not have been included on the list, as the former clearly face challenges that the latter do not.
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