LAUSD Test Scores Reach Record Highs for a Third Straight Year, District Says
Los Angeles Unified made progress in English, math and science for the third consecutive year, according to the district, with 48.33 percent of students meeting or exceeding the English standard and a graduation rate at an all-time high of 87.6 percent.
The Los Angeles Unified School District is celebrating improvement in both the state Smarter Balanced assessments and California school dashboard markers, EdSource reported. For the third consecutive year, LAUSD made progress in English language arts, math and science, securing record highs across the board, according to the district.
In English language arts, 48.33 percent of students met or exceeded the state standard, an increase of 1.88 percentage points compared with the previous year, EdSource reported. In math, scores rose by 2.98 percentage points, with 39.74 percent of students meeting or exceeding the standard.
Los Angeles Unified also made progress on dashboard markers, according to the report. Chronic absenteeism fell by 0.6 percentage points to 21.3 percent, the graduation rate rose to an all-time high of 87.6 percent, and suspension rates dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point, with 0.3 percent of students suspended for at least one day. Superintendent Andres Chait said at a news conference that the district's responsibility now is to sustain the progress, accelerate learning, and make sure the gains reach every student, EdSource reported.
