California's low test scores, 2025

Less than half of California 8th grade students met or exceeded state standards in English Language Arts. In Math, the scores were even worse.

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2025 CAASPP results.

Chart: Ed100 Lesson 9.4Source: California Department of Education, CAASPP Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments: English Language Arts / Literacy, MathematicsGet the dataEmbed Download imageCreated with Datawrapper