ERIC Number: ED650774
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jan
Pages: 16
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California Test Scores Show Little Improvement after Pandemic
Heather J. Hough; Belen Chavez
Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE
In October 2023, the California Department of Education released test scores for all students in Grades 3-8 and 11 for the 2022-23 school year. These results represent an opportunity to analyze whether and to what extent student learning has rebounded after the dramatic declines in scores resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and related school closures. Despite marginal improvements from 2021-22, student cohorts in 2022-23 remain very far behind prepandemic levels: in ELA, by 4.4 percentage points, and in math, by 5.1 percentage points. Most concerning is that these scores reveal so starkly the large and growing opportunity gaps between student groups.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Scores, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 11, English Instruction, Language Arts, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Summative Evaluation, Achievement Gains, Test Score Decline, Common Core State Standards
Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE. 520 Galvez Mall, CERAS Room 401, Stanford, CA 94305-3001. Tel: 650-724-2832; Fax: 510-642-9148; e-mail: info@edpolicyinca.org; Web site: http://www.edpolicyinca.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8; Grade 11; High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Stanford University, Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
Identifiers - Location: California
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