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District reports statewide test gains; i‑Ready diagnostics strongly predict CAASPP outcomes
Summary
District administrators presented preliminary 2025 CAASPP results and i‑Ready correlations: math proficiency is trending up, ELA shows gains with particular improvement in third grade, about 41.8% of students are exceeding standards, and i‑Ready spring diagnostics correlated with CAASPP at R² ≈ 0.73–0.75.
Dr. Myers and Leslie Day presented preliminary 2025 results from the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and analysis of i‑Ready diagnostics.
Dr. Myers opened by restating a district commitment to consistent instruction across classrooms and reported that math performance has shown steady year‑over‑year gains and that ELA proficiency grew in 2025 after the introduction of a new, more rigorous curriculum. “We are so proud that despite the pandemic, despite changes in staffing challenges, despite all the things that have happened… our math performance has been consistently increasing,” Dr. Myers said.
The presentation highlighted that roughly 41.8% of tested students were in the “exceeding standards” band in 2025 and that the district’s testing population was approximately 2,300 students. Leslie Day presented a statistical comparison of spring i‑Ready scale scores and CAASPP scores, reporting an R² of 0.73 for ELA and 0.75 for math, meaning i‑Ready explained about 73–75% of the variation in CAASPP scores in the district sample. Day said the spring i‑Ready projections were a useful early indicator to identify students who might need intervention before CAASPP testing.
Site‑level and subgroup analysis showed third grade contributing substantially to ELA gains, Title I schools (Maidu, Excelsior) showing steady improvement, and mixed results for individual schools such as Ridgeview and Olympus where additional math support was recommended. Presenters noted common patterns across cohorts, including declines for some students between third and fourth grade in ELA and a concentration of more challenging math standards (fractions) in fifth grade that can affect cohort trends.
Trustees praised the data and asked about the i‑Ready rollout; presenters said all sites administer the i‑Ready diagnostic and that personalized instruction pilot participation varied by site. The presentation was informational; no board action was taken.
