Latest Alameda School Tests Show Achievement Gaps

ALAMEDA, CA — Students in the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) made progress on Common Core tests administered last spring and continued to do better than county and state averages, the school district reported Thursday following an analysis test results released last month show.

More than 4700 AUSD students in grades 3-8 and 11 took the state tests in the spring of 2016. The results show that a higher percentage of AUSD students overall met or exceeded the standards than did at the county or state level, as did a number of students in AUSD's subgroups, including Black or African Americans; Hispanic or Latinos; Socio-Economically Disadvantaged; and English Language Learners.

But serious gaps still exist between groups in AUSD, a detailed analysis of the results showed, including:

• Students with parents with a college education score significantly better than those without
• White and Asian students score higher than other subgroups
• Some school sites score higher, overall, than others

"We did well the first year of CAASPP, and we continue to do well this second year of the new testing system," said Superintendent Sean McPhetridge. "It's still a new assessment tool. But I am impressed overall by how well our students did, and I am grateful to our teachers for preparing the students so well. And while I'm aware of the work that still needs to be done, I am excited about how we will use the new data to create stronger programs for our neediest students."

A more detailed analysis of the data including individual school performance can be found on the state’s website.

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