newport high school keystone exams mandated testing results were: 80% of students were on grade level in reading.literature and 67% of students demonstrated on grade level in algebra i. in biology i, 67% of pupils demonstrated on grade level science understanding at the end of the biology course. the requirement that pupils pass the keystone exams in reading, algebra i and biology i in order to graduate was postponed until 2019 by the pennsylvania general assembly because less than 60% of 12 grade pupils statewide would have been eligible for graduation from high school due to failing one or more keystone exams. fifty-four percent of the 2,676 public schools in pennsylvania achieved a passing score of 70 or better.