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English Language Arts and math results are broken down by student groups, including race/ethnicity, gender, English Learner status, income, and regions. 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See the data appendix for long-term trends and other additional information.  \n About 33% of students tested met or exceeded state standards on the California Science Test (CAST) which includes biology, physics, and astronomy.  \nProficiency rates have increased steadily, but remain below pre-pandemic levels  \nSOURCE: California Department of Education. California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) .  \nNOTES: SBAC tests were fully administered in spring 2022 for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The 2020 tests were cancelled outright. The 2021 tests were optional, and fewer than one in four students took them, so proficiency rates are not shown for that year. Share proficient indicates the share of students scoring at the achievement levels Standard Met or Standard Exceeded.  \nAchievement gaps persist across race/ethnicity, gender, and English language acquisition.  \n Proficiency rates were highest among Asian students: 62% in English and 57% in math. Rates were slightly lower among white students, with 62% meeting the standard in English and 51% in math. On average, Black and Latino students saw rates of 33% and 39% in English, respectively, and 20% and 26% in math.  \n Gender gaps are mixed. More female students met the state standard in English—53% compared to 45% of male students. In math, though, 35% of girls were proficient compared to 39% of boys.  \n Disparities persist between students who were ever English Learners (ELs)—some of whom were reclassified as English proficient—and those who were never classified as ELs. There is an 18-percentage point gap in English (37% vs. 55%), and a 16-percentage point difference in math (26% vs. 43%) .  \nTest performance varies widely across income levels and regions.  \n Low-income students face various challenges, which may be reflected in their performance on the state tests. English proficiency rates for low-income students (38%) were roughly half of those for students from  \nmoderate-to high-income households (68%) . Gaps were even larger in math: 26% of low-income students met the state standard, compared to 58% of students with higher family incomes.  \n Math proficiency rates for low-income Black and Latino students were 17 percentage points lower than rates for those with higher incomes; math proficiency gaps between low-and higher-income Asian and white students were about 25 percentage points. In English, proficiency rates were 19 to 24 percentage points lower for low-income students across racial and ethnic groups.  \n Proficiency rates also vary across regions. Students in the Bay Area and parts of Southern California had the highest scores, while those in Los Angeles and the Central Coast scored closer to the state average.  \nProficiency rates were below the state average in the Central Valley and the northernmost areas. California student performance is slightly behind other large states.  \n On the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a nationwide standardized test, 29% of California fourth-graders and 28% of eighth-graders were proficient in reading. Math proficiency rates were 35% and 25% in grades 4 and 8, respectively.  \n California’s NAEP scores have long been below the national average, but large performance gains between 2003 and 2019 helped move the state’s proficiency rates closer to those in other large states like Texas, Florida, and New York.  \n California’s 202","cbCaidDarZhAp1tc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidDarZhAp1tc","pdf",152042,"English","# 2025 SBAC proficiency results\n## English Language Arts and math overall rates\n## Trends since 2022 and pandemic recovery\n# California Science Test (CAST)\n# Achievement gaps by student subgroup\n## Race/ethnicity\n## Gender\n## English Learner status\n## Income and region\n# NAEP results and interpretation\n## 2024 NAEP reading and math\n## Recovery, gaps, and challenges\n# Notes and sources","[{\"question\":\"What were the 2025 SBAC proficiency rates in English Language Arts and math?\",\"answer\":\"In 2025, 49% of students met or exceeded state standards in English Language Arts, and 37% did so in math.\"},{\"question\":\"How do proficiency rates on the California Science Test (CAST) compare overall?\",\"answer\":\"About 33% of students met or exceeded state standards on the CAST, which includes biology, physics, and astronomy.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the fact sheet say about NAEP performance and recovery in California?\",\"answer\":\"California’s 2024 NAEP results indicate stalled pandemic recovery, with concern about widening gaps between the state’s highest- and lowest-performing students.\"}]","California’s K–12 Test Scores - March 2026 | PDF",1791070075]