In a world where statewide proficiency rates fall 22 percentage points, a school that sees its proficiency fall by 21 percent is actually better off. (aheadoftheheard.org)
New York implemented new Common Core tests in 2013, setting such high cut scores that statewide proficiency rates dropped 20 to 30 percent from 2012. (jonathanpelto.com)
Overall, OUSD continues to lag behind statewide proficiency rates at 16.6 percentage points below state ELA proficiency and 12 percentage points below state Math proficiency. (gopublicschoolsoakland.org)