CVHS Students Gain on Exit Exams

More Bay Area students passed the high school exit exam in 2011 than ever in the 12 years since the state created the test, according to results released Wednesday by the California Department of Education.

In the Castro Valley Unified School District, 92 percent of 10th graders passed the California High School Exit Examination this year. Of those who passed, 76 percent scored at gradelevel or higher. Students must pass the exam by 12th grade to get their diploma. 

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Statewide passage rates for white and Asian students: 98.4 percent and 97.7 percent, respectively.

“It is heartening to see that our students continue to learn and achieve despite the painful toll that budget cuts are taking on our schools,” said state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. “The results of this year’s exit examination — and the progress schools are making to close the achievement gap — are yet another sign of the remarkable commitment that teachers, school employees, and administrators have to the students of California.”