Academic Performance
State accountability indicators and test performance.
CA Dashboard · 2024
CA School Dashboard 2024: Red
Performance indicators
English Learner Progress
Red
Mathematics
Red
College/Career Readiness
Orange
English Language Arts
Orange
Graduation Rate
Yellow
Color scale: Blue (highest) → Green → Yellow → Orange → Red (lowest). Each indicator reflects the school’s status and change over time compared to a state-defined benchmark.
Source: California Department of Education — School Dashboard 2024 release.
How California measures performance
- CAASPP (Smarter Balanced) tests in ELA and Math for grades 3–8 and 11.
- ELPAC tests English learner proficiency.
- CAST is the science test (grades 5, 8, and high school).
- The CA Dashboard combines these with absenteeism, suspensions, and graduation into a color-coded status across 13 indicators.