Oceanside presents 2025 regents, AP and state assessment results; district outperforms state averages in several areas

Oceanside administrators presented June 2025 Regents, Advanced Placement and state assessment results to the board, reporting strong performance in several subject areas and increased participation in AP coursework. Miss Pravito, director of curriculum, instruction and technology, said the district saw high passing rates on a number of Regents exams and described curriculum alignment work over several years as a factor in success on newly revised state assessments. At the middle school level, 110 students took the newly administered life science (biology) Regents and achieved a 99 percent passing rate, and 368 eighth graders took Algebra I with a 91 percent pass rate, the presentation said. At Oceanside High School, January English language arts passing was 90 percent; Global History passing was 95 percent and U.S. History 98 percent. The first administration of the new high school life science Regents had 312 test‑takers with a 91 percent pass rate. Administrators noted that 16 students took the legacy Living Environment exam, which is being phased out, and that group had a lower passing rate (13 percent) because it included students with substantial learning challenges who will be eligible for additional administrations. Physics participation dropped — 141 students tested on that Regents last year compared with 88 this year — an outcome administrators attributed partly to a change in AP curriculum alignment and the timing of the state physics Regents, which was scheduled after graduation for this administration. Chemistry improved to a 72 percent passing rate, an increase administrators tied to curriculum revisions and targeted supports. In mathematics at the high school level, Algebra II passing remained high at 95 percent while Geometry improved to 72 percent. Castleton (a smaller high‑school program) showed mixed results across subjects with smaller cohorts; administrators emphasized the small sample sizes when interpreting those percentages. On Advanced Placement, leaders reported expanded participation: 582 students — about 34 percent of the high‑school population — took 1,339 AP exams and the district reported that 73 percent of AP students earned scores of 3 or higher, consistent with the district’s best results. The district was named an AP Honor Roll school, officials said. State assessments for grades 3–8 showed districtwide performance above the state average: 64 percent passed English language arts (state 33 percent), and 61 percent passed science (state 44 percent). District participation improved and opt‑out rates declined slightly (ELA opt‑out 29 percent, math opt‑out 27 percent). Board members asked about individual parent reports; administrators said parent reports had been distributed and building teams will use assessment data to tailor support for individual students. The district also discussed the superintendent’s waiver process for students with specific, documented needs and other remediation pathways such as summer school and multiple retake opportunities for Regents exams. Administrators framed the results as a product of multi‑year curriculum alignment and professional development and flagged continued priorities to reduce opt‑out rates and strengthen targeted supports for students who need additional instruction.