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Students at Catholic schools in the Diocese of Nashville routinely score better than 70 percent of the students across the nation on standardized test scores. In some subject areas, the diocesan wide test scores are better than almost 85 percent of students in the nation.

“The test scores are really good,” said Lara Shuler, the new assistant superintendent of schools for the diocese who will be working on adding even more rigor to the curriculum at diocesan schools...

The Hand in Hand Options program for students with developmental delays is heading into a benchmark year as it expands into a third school, and the first graduates of the program at the elementary school level are moving onto the high school program.

The inclusion benefits not only the Hand in Hand students but also the rest of the student body, said Anna Rumfola, the principal at St. Ann School.  The inclusion experience helps students experience a new level of diversity and learn about human dignity, she said. “We love everyone and we want to include everyone.”