Internal tests show promising improvements in Salem-Keizer student reading, district leaders say

Nearly half of third graders in local elementary schools are reading at the level expected for their age, giving Salem-Keizer School District leaders hope of better performance on Oregon’s standardized tests in the spring.

That was one of the takeaways from a Tuesday evening public presentation from district leaders, which drew several hundred attendees to the auditorium at North Salem High School. State tests last spring showed just one in four third graders were reading…