41.   To get on the list, a school must score well below the state average on standardized math and reading tests.

42.   We did better than the state average and we would expect to.

43.   All along the western counties of the state, population growth shot up at a much higher rate than the state average.

44.   Hespe said that is an encouraging sign since school officials know more students would mean lower state averages.

45.   The number of Bridgeport children brought to emergency rooms for asthma is twice the state average, Caruso said.