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CR · Critical Reasoning
605-655
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The head of a local high school expressed frustration when his school was listed among the top twenty most underperforming in the district. "Just look around," he told the media. "There are no fights in the hallways; no one is using drugs; and science and history scores have been improving for every grade except the ninth. Everyone on the faculty here feels it's very unjust, especially when you consider that this school didn't even have the lowest ninth-grade achievement scores in the district." Based on the passage above, the headmaster most likely believes which one of the following?
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The school in question had never been on the list before.
B
The school in question was listed mainly due to its low ninth-grade achievement scores.
C
Students at the school in every grade except the ninth can perform well in science and history.
D
Drug issues at other high schools in the district are significantly worse than those of the school in question.
E
Both urban and suburban high schools should not have been included on the list, as the former clearly have challenges unknown to the latter.
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EndeMar 23, 2025
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