AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Statewide testing shows some Richmond County public schools are making gains in key subjects in elementary, middle and high school levels.

This is based on the Georgia Milestones testing for this past school year.

More than 13,000 Richmond County students took the tests to see how they measure up against state standards.

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Problems were reported for students at Cross Creek High School in Augusta as well as Lakeside and Greenbrier in Evans.

Among the positive highlights, students across the Richmond County School System improved performance on end of course assessments in algebra I, American literature and biology. Students in fourth through eighth grades showed gains in math, and fifth-graders improved in sc

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