SBAC scores have been declining for the lowest-performing students while high performers have advanced

Change since 2015 (in grade levels)

SOURCES: California Department of Education NOTES: Scale score change since 2015 on SBAC exams in grade level units. Grade levels calculated by scale score difference between adjacent grade-subject thresholds for "standard met." After scaling to grade-level units, we average across all tested grades and subjects in each year. FROM: PPIC Blog, March 2025. Get the data Embed Download image