Parents in the Coronado Unified School District whose students took the new state test in the spring will be receiving results of that test over the next few days. Many parents and students will be pleasantly surprised with the results, which are being sent via the U.S. Mail. The District's students significantly outperformed students in the county and the state on the new comprehensive tests that accompany the new state standards.

 

The SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) test, given in spring 2015 by CAASPP (California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress), replaced the STAR test which became inoperative in July 2013. The SBAC is a comprehensive assessment in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics, measuring grade level learning through a computer adaptive test and a performance-based task.

 

"Because we started early a few years ago to implement the new state standards in our classrooms, our district became one of the top-performing districts around," said Claudia Gallant, Senior Director of Learning. "The difference between our district and others in the county and state is significant."

 

In ELA, 78 percent of CUSD sixth-graders met or exceeded standards, compared with 52 percent in the county and 43 percent in the state. At the fourth grade level, where only 40 percent of students in California met or exceeded ELA standards, 72 percent of CUSD students did.

 

In mathematics, 71 percent of CUSD fourth graders met or exceeded standards compared with 42 percent in the county and 35 percent in the state. Sixty-four percent of CUSD seventh graders met or exceeded the math standards, compared with 40 percent in the county and 34 percent in the state.

 

"I'm very, very proud of our teachers and the leadership shown by Claudia and our principals," Superintendent Jeff Felix said. "And this isn't just because of our demographics. Our teachers are highly trained and extremely skilled at what they do. They would have similar results with any group of students."