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SFUSD reports multi‑year gains on CST and API but highlights persistent gaps and math concerns
Summary
District staff presented CST, API and other assessments showing multi-year gains (ELA and math), a district API of 796, improvements for some subgroups and steady suspension declines. Board members pressed for clarity on rising CMA usage, algebra access and strategies to close achievement gaps for African American and Latino students.
District staff presented a multi-measure review of the previous school year’s academic results, including California Standards Test (CST) trends, Academic Performance Index (API) growth, algebra access and subgroup outcomes.
Dr. Ritu Khanna said English language arts proficiency rose over the past five years from roughly 47.5% to 57.4% and that districtwide math shows gains but a flattening in recent years. She reported the district API at 796 (four points short of the state's 800 target) and noted the…
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