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OUSD reports gains on 2024 state tests; district-level strategies highlighted
Summary
District leaders presented 2024 state assessment results showing OUSD outperforming state averages in ELA and math, highlighted site-level strategies at McPherson and Yorba Middle, and the board accepted the educational services report.
District education leaders presented results from the 2024 state assessments at the Dec. 16 Orange Unified School District Board meeting, reporting districtwide gains and describing site strategies the district plans to scale.
Dr. Kristina Lin, executive director of student achievement, told the board that Orange Unified outperformed statewide averages in both English language arts and mathematics: roughly 58% of OUSD students met or exceeded ELA standards versus about 47% statewide, and roughly 45% met or exceeded math standards versus about 36% statewide. She said those results reflect multi-year growth and highlighted double-digit gains at several schools and subgroup improvements for English learners and students with disabilities.
Principals from McPherson and Yorba Middle School described school-level practices that supported the gains. McPherson’s principal detailed a departmentalized instructional model for grades 3–5, strategic interim assessments and use of ClassTime for quick diagnostic feedback, and a focus on differentiated instruction. Yorba Middle noted a 9% increase in ELA and a 6% increase in math, citing AVID/WICOR instructional strategies and focused academic discourse to support English learners and special education students.
Trustees asked substantive questions about interim assessments, articulation across grade spans, and how successful practices might be replicated districtwide. Dr. Lin explained that interim items are derived from SBAC content and that site-level 1-on-1 data meetings and multi-hour data chats inform targeted action plans.
After discussion, the board moved to accept the Educational Services presentation of 2024 student achievement data. The motion was seconded and carried.
