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District dashboard: graduation up, suspensions rise; English learner progress flagged
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Corinne Baca presented the 2025 California School Dashboard: district graduation rate rose to 92.2% (green), college-and-career preparedness is 59.6%, math remains below standard though improving, and the suspension rate rose to 4.2% (up 1.5 points); English learner progress is in the orange band at 39%.
Deputy Superintendent Corinne Baca told the board that the Jefferson Union High School District’s 2025 California School Dashboard shows several areas of progress alongside persistent gaps.
Baca summarized the state indicators and district demographics, noting the district served 3,715 students in 2024–25; 34.5% were socioeconomically disadvantaged and 15.4% were English learners. She said the district’s graduation rate is 92.2%, a 1.8-point increase from the prior year, which places the district in the green performance level.
“The district received a green performance level with a 92.2% graduation rate,” Baca said, and she highlighted that the college-and-career indicator rose to 59.6% prepared for the class of 2025, with notable gains for certain subgroups since 2018.
Baca flagged mathematics as an area that needs attention: district math results remain below standard but improved by 13.6 points from the previous year. She also noted the suspension indicator has moved to orange, with a districtwide suspension rate of 4.2%, up 1.5 percentage points. The English learner progress indicator is orange; 39% of English learners showed progress this year, while long-term English learners made slightly better gains (45%, yellow).
Board members asked for more disaggregated data by subject and subgroup and for a closer look at the reasons for suspensions and any disproportionality. Baca said district staff plan to examine site-level incident data with principals and to consult with a high-performing district (Campbell Union High School District) to identify replicable practices for English learner supports.
Baca connected the dashboard findings to the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and said the data will inform continued investments in co-teaching, expanded CTE pathways, targeted supports for long-term English learners, and strengthened social-emotional and wellness services.
Board members requested follow-up materials that break results down by subject and ethnicity and a site-level review of suspension drivers.
