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Student Performance - 2011
State of California
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This page includes:
State Tests
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STAR-Percent of Students Scoring at Proficient or Advanced
State of California, 2010-11
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State |
| English-Language Arts |
54% |
| Mathematics |
50% |
| Science |
57% |
| History - Social Science |
48% |
| N/A: Data not available (e.g. the number of students is less than 11, or the test was not administered)
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| Source: California Department of Education: Evaluation, Research, and Analysis Office (2010-11 SARC Research Files)
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|  | California's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program, which includes the California Standards Tests (CST), the California Modified Assessment (CMA), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), measures the achievement of California content standards for grades two through eleven. STAR results include English-language arts and mathematics in grades 2-11, science in grades 5 and 8-11, and history-social science in grades 8, 10, and 11. In high school, math and science tests reflect the course in which the student is enrolled. There are five benchmarks to indicate a student's proficiency on STAR. "Proficient" or "Advanced" indicates that a student is meeting or exceeding state standards, which is the desired achievement goal for all students. | 
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CAHSEE-10th Grade Percent Proficient and Above
State of California, 2010-11
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| Subject |
State |
| English-Language Arts |
59.0% |
| Mathematics |
56.0% |
| N/A: Data not available (e.g. the number of students is less than 11, or the test was not administered)
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| Source: California Department of Education: Evaluation, Research, and Analysis Office (2010-11 SARC Research Files).
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| | The California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) is primarily used as a graduation requirement in California, judged pass/fail. But the results of this exam are also used to determine Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for high schools, as required by the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law. For purposes of calculating AYP, three performance levels were set: Advanced, Proficient, and Not Proficient. Students must score Proficient or above to meet performance goals for AYP. |
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Number of Physical Fitness Area Standards Met
State of California, 2010-11
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| Standards Met |
Percent of Students |
| Grade 5 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 9 |
| All standards met |
25.2% |
32.1% |
36.8% |
| Five of Six |
23.2% |
22.8% |
22.6% |
| Four of Six |
20.2% |
19.4% |
19.3% |
| Three of Six |
15.5% |
14.0% |
12.2% |
| Two of Six |
10.1% |
7.8% |
5.9% |
| One of Six |
4.7% |
3.1% |
2.4% |
| No standards met |
1.1% |
0.7% |
0.9% |
| Total Students Tested |
456,409 |
444,072 |
447,012 |
| Note: | Number of students tested includes students who were partially tested. |
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| N/A: Data not available (e.g. the number of students is less than 11, or the test was not administered)
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| Source: California Department of Education: 2011 PFT Statewide Research Files (1/18/12)
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| | Students take the California Fitness tests in grades 5, 7, and 9. Students are expected to meet Physical Fitness standards in six areas: Aerobic Capacity, Body Composition, Abdominal Strength, Trunk Extensor Strength, Upper Body Strength, and Flexibility. The California Department of Education has more detailed information on these fitness tasks. |
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Cohort Graduation Rate
State of California, 2010-11
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| Group |
Graduates |
Cohort |
Graduation Rate1 |
| Race/Ethnicity |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
2,745 |
4,018 |
68.3% |
| Asian |
40,545 |
44,910 |
90.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
2,510 |
3,361 |
74.7% |
| Filipino |
12,384 |
13,849 |
89.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino |
171,249 |
242,168 |
70.7% |
| Black or African American |
25,674 |
40,965 |
62.7% |
| White |
126,736 |
148,090 |
85.6% |
| Two or More Races |
5,411 |
6,612 |
81.8% |
| None Reported |
968 |
1,955 |
49.5% |
| Gender |
| Female |
199,990 |
247,418 |
80.8% |
| Male |
188,232 |
258,510 |
72.8% |
| Student Characteristics |
| English Learners |
66,435 |
108,963 |
61.0% |
| Migrant Education |
9,888 |
13,582 |
72.8% |
| Special Education |
34,654 |
58,489 |
59.3% |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged |
224,694 |
318,604 |
70.5% |
| Overall |
| All Students in Cohort2 |
388,222 |
505,928 |
76.7% |
| 1 | The four-year graduation rate is the number of students who graduate in four years with a regular high school diploma divided by the number of students who form the adjusted cohort for the graduating class. | | 2 | The total number of students will not be equal to the sum of the subgroup student numbers since there is overlap in the Ethnic, Gender, and Other subgroups. |
| | Note: | Charter schools that are statewide benefit charters or are operated by the State Board of Education are reported as districts. Direct funded charter schools also are reported as districts and do not have their data aggregated with other schools in the authorizing district. All other charter schools have their data aggregated with the data from other schools in the authorizing district. |
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* To protect student privacy, no data are provided if the number of students is less than 11.
Grayed out cells in the above table indicate there are no students reported for the group.
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| Source: California Department of Education, Education Demographics Unit (9/24/2012).
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| | The four-year cohort graduation rate is calculated by dividing the number of students in the 4-year adjusted cohort who graduate in four years or less with either a traditional high school diploma, an adult education high school diploma, or have passed the California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE) by the number of students who form the adjusted cohort for that graduating class.
However students from the cohort who (1) pass the General Education Development (GED) test, (2) complete requirements necessary to obtain a special education certificate of completion, or (3) remain enrolled in the 9-12 instructional system without a high school diploma are not included in calculations for either the cohort graduation or cohort dropout rates. Thus, the cohort graduation rate and the cohort dropout rate will not always sum to 100%.
California began using cohort data to report graduation rates with the 2009-10 school year. Because the 4-year cohort graduation rate is calculated differently from the NCES completer rate that was used previously, rates before 2009-10 cannot be compared to rates in 2009-10 and subsequent years.
For more information, see our article on Dropout/Graduation Rates.
Note: Schools administered by the County Office of Education receive the county-wide rate. Alternative Schools Accountability Model (ASAM) schools that are not Direct Funded Charters and not County Office of Education administrated receive the district-wide rate.
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Graduates with UC/CSU Required Courses by Race/Ethnicity
State of California, 2010-11
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| Race/Ethnicity |
Graduates with UC/CSU Required Courses |
As % of Graduates in Each Ethnic Group |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
726 |
24.8% |
| Asian |
26,084 |
63.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
832 |
32.1% |
| Filipino |
6,332 |
50.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino |
49,236 |
26.7% |
| Black or African American |
7,579 |
27.5% |
| White |
57,280 |
43.9% |
| Two or More Races |
2,482 |
43.7% |
| None Reported |
1,115 |
38.6% |
| Total |
151,666 |
36.9% |
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* To protect student privacy, no data is provided if the number of students is less than 11. This will also affect the display of Pop-Trends reports for those student groups.
Grayed out cells in the above table indicate there are no students reported for the group.
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| Source: California Department of Education, Educational Demographics Office (CBEDS, grads11.txt 11/30/12)
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| | The number of twelfth-grade graduates, by ethnicity, completing all the courses required for University of California (UC) and/or California State University (CSU) entrance with a grade of "C" or better. This represents only a portion of the entrance requirements for UC or CSU. |
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Cohort Dropout Rate
State of California, 2010-11
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| Group |
Dropouts |
Cohort |
Dropout Rate1 |
| Race/Ethnicity |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
858 |
4,018 |
21.4% |
| Asian |
2,698 |
44,910 |
6.0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
596 |
3,361 |
17.7% |
| Filipino |
890 |
13,849 |
6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino |
44,044 |
242,168 |
18.2% |
| Black or African American |
10,378 |
40,965 |
25.3% |
| White |
13,219 |
148,090 |
8.9% |
| Two or More Races |
733 |
6,612 |
11.1% |
| None Reported |
819 |
1,955 |
41.9% |
| Gender |
| Female |
29,909 |
247,418 |
12.1% |
| Male |
44,326 |
258,510 |
17.1% |
| Student Characteristics |
| English Learners |
26,831 |
108,963 |
24.6% |
| Migrant Education |
2,360 |
13,582 |
17.4% |
| Special Education |
11,078 |
58,489 |
18.9% |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged |
57,483 |
318,604 |
18.0% |
| Overall |
| All Students in Cohort2 |
74,235 |
505,928 |
14.7% |
| 1 | The four-year dropout rate is the number of students who dropout in four years or earlier divided by the number of students who form the adjusted cohort for the graduating class. | | 2 | The total number of students will not be equal to the sum of the subgroup student numbers since there is overlap in the Ethnic, Gender, and Other subgroups. |
| | Note: | Dropout rate calculations are not posted for schools that:
- have one or more grade levels with zero enrollment.
- are operated by County Offices of Education because of constraints in interpreting these calculations with high mobility schools.
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* To protect student privacy, no data are provided if the number of students is less than 11.
Grayed out cells in the above table indicate there are no students reported for the group.
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| Source: California Department of Education, Education Demographics Unit (9/24/2012).
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| | The dropout rate is the percentage of students that leave the 9-12 instructional system without a high school diploma, GED, or special education certificate of completion and do not remain enrolled after the end of the 4th year.
The 4-year cohort dropout rate is calculated using student-level information and dividing the number of students that dropped out by the number of students in the adjusted cohort, or group, of students that entered the 9th grade four years earlier.
Note that students from the cohort who (1) pass the General Education Development (GED) test, (2) complete requirements necessary to obtain a special education certificate of completion, or (3) remain enrolled in the 9-12 instructional system without a high school diploma are not included in calculations for either the cohort graduation or cohort dropout rates. Thus, the cohort graduation rate and the cohort dropout rate will not always sum to 100%.
The California Department of Education began reporting cohort dropout rates with the 2009-10 school year. Because a different calculation for dropout rates was used previously, rates from before 2009-10 cannot be compared to rates in 2009-10 and subsequent years.
For more information, see our article on Dropout/Graduation Rates.
Note: Schools administered by the County Office of Education receive the county-wide rate. Alternative Schools Accountability Model (ASAM) schools that are not Direct Funded Charters and not County Office of Education administrated receive the district-wide rate. |
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SAT Results
State of California, 2010-11
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State |
| Students Tested |
184,627 |
| % of Seniors Tested |
38 |
| Average Critical Reading Score |
495 |
| Average Math Score |
513 |
| Average Writing Score |
494 |
| Average Total Score |
1,502 |
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| Source: California Department of Education: Analysis, Measurement, and Accountability Reporting Division
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| | The majority of college-bound students in California take the SAT college admissions exam, now called SAT Reasoning Test. In 2005-06, the total possible score changed from 1,600 to 2,400. To protect privacy, asterisks appear in place of test data when the results are for 10 or fewer students. |
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State Tests
California uses a variety of tests to determine school and district performance, primarily through the
Standardized Testing and Reporting program (STAR).
While test scores are not currently available on Ed-Data, the California Department of Education's website
has full testing results.
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Assessment results for every school, district, county and the state are at http://star.cde.ca.gov. That site also has breakdowns by categories, such as ethnicity, language, gender, income and more. |
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For information about the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), go to http://cahsee.cde.ca.gov. |
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The results of the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) are at http://celdt.cde.ca.gov. |
See the Ed-Data document Understanding California's Student Testing and Reporting Program for a comprehensive explanation of California's extensive testing program.
Please send any comments or questions to Ed-Data@cde.ca.gov.
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