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PGUSD posts gains in math and science on 2024–25 state tests; slight dip in ELA
Summary
Districtwide results for 2024–25 show the highest math scores in four years and a 7.28% gain on the California Science Test (CAST). English language arts overall edged down, driven in part by an unusually high‑scoring 11th‑grade cohort in the prior year.
Pacific Grove Unified’s executive director of educational services presented 2024–25 state assessment results to the board on Nov. 6, reporting gains in mathematics and science and a small decline in English language arts.
Larry Hedquist said the district’s Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC) results show a 2‑point gain in math year‑to‑year — “the highest math scores that we’ve seen in four years” — and CAST (science) scores rose 7.28 percentage points. He described a slight decline in ELA and noted that an “outlier” 11th‑grade cohort the prior year had driven unusually high ELA results in 2023–24.
Hedquist reviewed subgroup results and cautioned about small sample sizes for some groups. He said students with…
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