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>> levon scores at the very bottom. the first percentile for math. the third percentile for reading. >> levon, sit up, please. >> he needs a lot of support. instead of one lesson, lit be two lessons a day until he tests out of the program. >> have you seen a boy or girl as far behind as levon get to where they need to be in a year? >> i can't say that i have. >> there's a lot at stake. >> there's a significant probability that a 3rd grader not reading on the 3rd grade level will not graduate from high school. then there's a correlation between high school and crime. not graduating from high sc...

Should be, about in october, november of kindergarten. >> kinder garden, levon is nearly two full years behind. >> levon. >> to get on level, he needs to cram three years of learning into 195 days of 2nd grade. it may seem impossible. >> question mark. >> you knew it was that bad? >> i didn't know it was exactly that bad. i had been helping him at home. >> levon's mother, erica, says she's been teaching levon and reading with him since he was a baby. but since kindergarten, school has been a tortureous experience. >> the teacher said i'm one teacher with 26 students. have you considered holdin...

>> he's still well below grade level, but just the improvement and the ability for him to sound out words is very important. we keep the standards where they are and we just try to push him. >> do you worry about him going to 3rd grade? >> yes. 3rd grade is when they start state assessments. >> do you think levon is going to be promoted to 3rd grade or will he be held back? >> we're looking at that. >> it matters because 3rd graders not on grade level are more likely to become dropouts. >> mastery is helping chamar become a top math student and better reader. an enthusiastic stepper, he's thri...

Five points, the win, and the second place trophy. >> let's get a picture. >> as the school year winds down, it's clear levon had wins in the classroom, too. he grew from the bottom one percentile in math to the 31st percentile. >> what's the rule? >> amazing growth, but still below the 50th percentile, which is average. in reading, sessions two times a day. >> you already know it? good job. >> he's about at the beginning of 2nd grade level. >> is he going to be up to grade level in reading by the time he's in 3rd grade, that critical 3rd grade? >> he's grown two years in one year.

>> have you seen a boy or girl as far behind as levon get to where they need to be in a year? >> i can't say that i have. >> there's a lot at stake. >> there's a significant probability that a 3rd grader not reading on the 3rd grade level will not graduate from high school. then there's a correlation between high school and crime. not graduating from high school. >> ahead -- >> what we don't need in charter schools is the two drill and kill. >> is levon really learning or just learning to cram? ♪ [ gerry ] you really couldn't have come at a better time.