Schenectady, NY.Yates Arts-in-Education Magnet School (urban elementary school) .Grade 4.Boy (9, African-American) works out spatial arrangement problem at blackboard during math lesson for standardized test review..Students will be evaluated statewide in mathematics, one of the Elementary-Level State Assessments battery of tests administered to fourth graders in New York State. The Grade 4 Mathematics test evaluates learning like this spatial problem (along with rudimentary geometry and algebra concepts) in addition to the usual computational elementary level math. The school's math series (Everyday Mathematics ®) reflects these requirements in its curriculum coverage..©Ellen B. Senisi