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Desert Sands reports increase in college-and-career readiness, driven by A–G completion and CTE
Summary
District presenters said Desert Sands Unified’s college-and-career indicator rose 3.9 percentage points year-over-year, with gains concentrated in A–G completion, college credit courses and CTE pathways; administrators highlighted growth among Hispanic and low-income students.
Desert Sands Unified School District officials presented the 2024 College and Career Indicator (CCI) to the board on Feb. 4, reporting a 3.9 percentage-point increase in the share of students considered “prepared” compared with the prior year and noting specific gains among Hispanic and low-income students.
“Desert Sands is 3.4% above the state of California in terms of students who are considered prepared,” Kevin Bebo, director of college and career readiness, told the board, and the district recorded a 3.9% increase over its performance last year.
Bebo said the district had 1,127 students in the prepared category from the class of 2024 and that 86.1% of those (about 970 students) were considered prepared based on A–G course…
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