El Rancho Unified reports measurable I‑Ready gains, plans shorter diagnostics next year

Jul 21, 2026

District staff told the school board that many students showed fall‑to‑spring growth on I‑Ready diagnostics — with notable gains in early elementary math and middle‑school domains — and said I‑Ready Inform will shorten assessment time for 2026–27 to reduce lost instructional minutes.

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El Rancho Unified School District staff presented an end‑of‑year review of I‑Ready diagnostic results and planned changes to the assessment program. Presenters said teacher survey responses found 89% of respondents agreed the I‑Ready data is useful and that the vendor's new I‑Ready Inform format will reduce testing time (math diagnostics by 18–45% and reading diagnostics by up to 36% in some grades) beginning in the 2026–27 school year.

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