LCUSD dashboard: high academic marks overall, board flags English‑learner progress and rising K–8 absenteeism
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Summary
La Canada Unified presented Fall 2025 California Dashboard results showing high performance in ELA, math and college & career readiness, while noting English learner progress dipped and chronic absenteeism for K–8 rose to 4%; the district outlined targeted interventions and attendance strategies.
District staff presented Fall 2025 California School Dashboard results released Nov. 13, 2025, reporting strong performance across multiple state indicators while calling attention to specific subgroup trends.
The dashboard presentation reported English Language Arts at an average of 103.6 points above the proficiency standard and math at 90.5 points above standard. College and career readiness was reported at 92.5% prepared. The presenter noted several subgroups scored at the highest performance level (blue), while English learner progress was at green; the district recorded 77.1% of English learners as making progress last year (down from 85.5 the prior year as presented).
District staff and trustees focused discussion on chronic absenteeism in K–8, which the dashboard shows at 4% (a 0.1 percentage‑point increase from the prior year). Staff explained that small subgroup sizes can make year‑to‑year percentages volatile and described drivers such as seasonal illness, non‑scheduled family vacations and school refusal tied to mental‑health issues. Proposed and ongoing responses include short‑term independent study contracts, student study teams, attendance review teams, targeted reading interventions, family workshops on school refusal and an attendance dashboard to enable faster identification of at‑risk students.
Trustees and staff emphasized that while aggregated indicators are strong, the district continues targeted work for subgroups showing declines. The presenter outlined ongoing monitoring, intervention plans and next steps for attendance and English learner supports.
