Pandemic-affected cohorts saw less progress than earlier sets of students

ELA SBAC growth from grade 3 to 6 by race/ethnicity
All Students  

Source: California Assessment of Student Progress and Performance (CAASPP) research files. Author’s calculations. NOTES: Mean scale scores are the underlying numerical scores that are used to determine a student's proficiency level. The scores are comparable across grades, with the ranges for each achievement level rising to account for expected annual progress. The cohorts are defined by the year that students were in Grade 3. The cohorts denoted with a (*) identify students that were impacted by the pandemic in between the initial mean scale score and the three-year growth.