Dublin Students Rank Among Top In County On CAASPP Tests

From Dublin Unified Schools: Dublin students continue to turn in strong results in multiple subject areas on the annual California Assessments of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), in results released Monday by the California Department of Education. Dublin Unified ranks among the top-scoring districts in Alameda County and far exceeded the state average in assessments for both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. Students in grades 3-8 and grade 11 were given the computer-based tests last spring.

These tests, also commonly known as the Smarter Balanced Assessments, were implemented across the state and the nation for the third straight year, assessing student performance in the areas of English Language Arts/Literacy and Math.

Overall, Dublin students score at high levels across the District. Seventy-three (73) percent of students tested in all grade levels met or exceeded the standards in Mathematics for the second year in a row. Seventy-six (76) percent of our students tested in all grade levels met or exceeded the standards in English-Language Arts and Literacy, a drop of three percentage points from 2015-16. Dublin far exceeds the state average, which is 48.5 percent for ELA and 37.6 percent in Mathematics, according to information released by the CDE.

“The CAASPP results demonstrate the hard work and success of our students, teachers, staff and parents,” said Superintendent Dr. Leslie Boozer. “We are so proud of the great work taking place in every DUSD classroom, every day.”

These tests are one key indicator for students and families to assess college and career readiness in English Language Arts and Math. District-wide scores can be accessed online at http://caaspp.cde.ca.gov/.
“We welcome the opportunity to use these results to inform our work as a District,” said Walter Lewis, DUSD Coordinator of Assessment and Accountability. “They help us identify strengths in our program and also identify areas to improve to ensure every student graduating is college and career ready.”
While these assessments are a valuable indicator of student progress, we continue our work preparing all students to be college and career ready. Dublin examines multiple measures including the District’s rigorous graduation standards, preparation and success on college entrance exams such as the SAT and ACT, access to and success in Advanced Placement and Honors courses and exams, involvement in extra and co-curricular activities, and service to our community.

The Board of Trustees and school community will be able to get a deeper look at the CAASPP scores, as well as other measures of college and career readiness at our annual Data Walk, which will take place at a regular Board meeting later this fall. Community attendance is welcome and encouraged.
Individual score reports will be sent out by the district to students’ homes by mail in the coming days. We have provided information on our district website on our Parent Channel about how to read those results. Student scores can best be discussed with your school site administrative team. Principals will be providing reports to their school communities about school-wide scores and trends.

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