"California made incremental gains in boosting student graduation rates, reducing chronic absenteeism and seeing more students ready for college or careers, according to newly released state data. But the state's slow progress means the majority of California's students may not reach proficiency in English Language Arts and math for many years. "At the current pace of progress it will take many, many more decades and leave behind multiple generations of students," said Melissa Valenzuela-Stookey, the director of P-16 research at EdTrust-West, an educational advocacy nonprofit."
"According to the 2025 California School Dashboard, students' graduation rate across the state increased a little less than 1 percentage point from last year, with 87.8% of the state's students graduating high school. Individual student groups saw bigger improvements, with a 3.3 percentage point increase for long-term English learners, a 2.8 percentage point increase for foster youth and a 2.7 percentage point increase for students with disabilities."
California's statewide high school graduation rate rose to 87.8%, a gain of just under one percentage point. Long-term English learners, foster youth, and students with disabilities saw larger increases of 3.3, 2.8, and 2.7 percentage points respectively. The share of TK-8 students chronically absent (10%+ of the year) fell to 17.1% from 18.6%, down sharply from a 30% peak in 2022, though the most recent decline was only one percentage point. The share of high school graduates prepared for college and careers increased to 51.7% from 45.3%. Slow overall academic progress risks leaving many students far from ELA and math proficiency for decades.
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