"Against this backdrop of progress, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed legislation mandating that phonics must be emphasized when teaching the state's youngest students how to read, a sweeping effort to elevate lagging skills and raise student achievement. On the statewide tests, which were taken in the spring, 48.8% of students scored as "proficient" or "advanced" in English Language Arts, a gain of 1.8 percentage points from the spring of 2024, which built on smaller gains from the previous year."
"In math, 37.3% of tested students scored as proficient or advanced, again an increase of 1.8 percentage points from 2024. And 2024 was .9% percentage points better than 2023. However, the percentage of proficient students was lower than pre-pandemic, by 2.4 percentage points. A statement from the California Department of Education characterized the results as "modest increases at a higher rate than the year prior, suggesting growing momentum.""
California student test scores remain lower than before the pandemic but are trending upward statewide. English Language Arts proficiency reached 48.8%, up 1.8 percentage points from spring 2024 yet 2.1 points below 2018-19. Math proficiency rose to 37.3%, up 1.8 points from 2024 but 2.4 points below pre-pandemic levels. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation requiring emphasis on phonics for the youngest readers to boost foundational skills. The Department of Education called the results modest increases with growing momentum. Several districts, including Compton and L.A., showed especially strong growth and in some cases surpassed pre-pandemic results.
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