Lammersville reports CAASPP gains; district tops county in science

Assistant Superintendent Heather Sharp presented Lammersville Unified School District’s 2025 CAASPP (California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress) results to the governing board, saying the district “is still the highest performing school district in San Joaquin County” and noting district averages of about 75.71% in ELA, 71.74% in math and 65.95% in science.

Sharp walked trustees through year‑to‑year comparisons, subgroup performance and the mechanics behind a jump in the English‑learner numbers when previously reclassified students were temporarily counted back into the EL category. "If a student shows proficiency in English, they're exited out," Sharp explained, and adding those reclassified students back into the EL group can increase the apparent EL percentage by nearly 10 points. She emphasized the district’s work to move students from “standard nearly met” into full proficiency bands and highlighted that two middle schools—Hansen and Cordes—ranked highly statewide for middle‑school performance.

Board members asked for more detail on subgroup definitions and data presentation. One trustee asked for vertical bar charts in future reports to make changes between years easier to read; Sharp and staff agreed to provide clearer visualizations. Trustees also discussed how science gains were concentrated at the middle‑school level and how new curriculum and co‑created assessments contributed to those gains.

The presentation concluded with trustees thanking the curriculum and data teams. No formal action was taken; the item was an informational presentation to guide LCAP updates and future board decisions.