Dublin Students Continue Strong Performance on CAASPP Tests

From Dublin Unified School District:

Dublin students showed steady improvement in multiple subject areas on the annual California Assessments of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), in results released by the California Department of Education on Wednesday.

Dublin Unified ranks among the top-scoring districts in Alameda County and far exceeded the state average in assessments for both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. Students in grades 3-8 and grade 11 were given the computer-based tests last spring.

These tests, also commonly known as the Smarter Balanced Assessments, were implemented across the state and the nation for the second year, assessing student performance in the areas of English Language Arts/Literacy and Math.

Overall, Dublin students continued to score at high levels across the District. Seventy-three (73) percent of students tested in all grade levels met or exceeded the standards in Mathematics, up from 69 percent a year ago. Seventy-nine (79) percent of our students tested in all grade levels met or exceeded the standards in English-Language Arts and Literacy, a two-percent jump from 2014-15. The state average is 49 percent for ELA and 37 percent in Mathematics, according to information released by the CDE.

“Our students continue to succeed in Dublin and that is a testament to their hard work, as well as the continued effort of their families, our teachers, staff and district leadership,” said Dublin Unified Superintendent Dr. Leslie Boozer. “Our improvements tell us that we are on the right track in doing the work that supports student achievement.”

These tests are one key indicator for students and families to assess college and career readiness in English language arts and math.

District-wide scores can be accessed online.

“The improvement in our scores is the result of a concerted effort on the part of our students, parents, teachers, staff and administrators to help our students be successful,” said Walter Lewis, the district’s director of assessment, accountability and educational technology.

“We are pleased to see that an emphasis in Mathematics over the past year yielded a 4 percent increase in our scores and our continued success with English Language Arts and Literacy is reflective of learning and teaching across all subject areas.”

While these assessments are a valuable indicator of student progress, we continue our work preparing all students to be college and career ready and we maintain focus on multiple measures. Those measures include the district’s rigorous graduation standards, preparation and success on college entrance exams, access to and success in Advanced Placement and honors courses and exams, involvement in extra and co-curricular activities and service to our community.

The Board of Trustees and school community will be able to get a deeper look at the CAASPP scores, as well as other measures of college and career readiness at our annual Data Walk, which will take place at a regular Board meeting later this fall. Community attendance is welcome and encouraged.

Individual score reports will be sent out by the district to students’ homes by mail in the coming days. We have provided information on our district website on our Parent Channel about how to read those results. Student scores can best be discussed with your school site administrative team. Principals will be providing reports to their school communities about school-wide scores and trends.

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