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Beginning in 1997, state policymakers in California acted aggressively to create and implement new standardized tests. Their goal was to create measures by which both students and schools can be held accountable for academic performance as defined by the state's new academic content standards. They also have made sure that the state's testing system complies with the federal government's expectations related to NCLB.
These charts show the CAHSEE passing rates for the class of 2010, broken down by gender, ethnicity, and economic, English learner, and disability s...
May 2011Graphs the percentage of students that scored "proficient" or "advanced" in the English language arts portion of CSTs over time.
April 2011This chart shows the CAHSEE passing rates for the class of 2009, broken down by gender, ethnicity, and economic, English learner, and disability st...
April 2010This chart displays the CAHSEE passage rates of 10th graders in 2007, broken down by English-fluency category.
March 2008Related Publications
California's Emerging Education Data System: A Status Report
This report discusses the current status of California’s education data system, including CALP...
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NAEP and the California Standards Tests: A Case of Apples and Oranges
This report explores some of the factors that explain why the NAEP and CST tests yield different but...
May 2008 | Read More >
The California High School Exit Exam Gets Real
This report describes the history and status of the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) and ad...
February 2006 | Read More >
- Understanding State STAR Tests - A new website from the California Department of Education.