"LAUSD scores are on an upward trend, but the initial goal needs to be to attain results that meet or exceed LAUSD pre-pandemic levels," said Michael W. Kirst. "For example, there are some test-score results that meet this goal. I am less interested now in how they compare to the rest of the state on dashboard indicators. That will be more relevant in subsequent years."
The district's highest-rated metric was for its suspension rate, which scored the state's best color rating of blue - indicating that the L.A. Unified has successfully slashed the number of students sent home from school for disciplinary reasons.
This figure - combined with rising test scores - is genuinely positive news because it suggests that even the more challenging students are improving and remaining in class to take the state tests, rather than being hidden during the testing window via suspensions.
The district also received a green or "good" rating for its graduation rate of 87% - a record for L.A. Unified. This figure is more challenging to interpret because graduation rates have soared across the nation even as other indicators of academic achievement have not kept pace.
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