West Virginia students showed marked improvement in literacy but lack in math and science. According to the “General Summative Assessment”, a new test replacing the former WESTTEST, students in grades 3 through 8 exceed the national English Language Arts/Literacy proficiency projections. Superintendent Dr. Michael Martirano sites next generation standards for younger students as partially responsible for the results. There is still concern over lower than average math and science results leaving much room for improvement.