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Detailed Test Results for:State of California

CDS Code: 00-00000-0000000

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PLEASE NOTE: Achievement level percentages can be compared within grade levels, and from one year to another within the same grade level.

The display type 'Number of Students' is only available for results starting with the 2023–24 administration year.

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2024–25 Detailed Test Results Results for All Students

The display type 'Number of Students' is only available for results starting with the 2023–24 administration year.

SCIENCE

To protect student privacy, an asterisk (*) will be displayed for total enrolled counts and total tested counts of fewer than 4 students and for assessment results for fewer than 11 students. "N/A" will be displayed instead of a number on test results where no data is found for the specific report.

Science Achievement Level Descriptors

Science Scale Score Ranges

Percentage of Students at Each Achievement Level

Overall Achievement
Overall Achievement
Reporting CategoriesGrade 5Grade 8Grade 10Grade 11Grade 12All High SchoolAll Grades
Number of Students Enrolled This total includes only the students in the selected student group who were eligible to take this test in the selected year for this subject area. 426,928441,52832,462359,49997,447489,4081,357,864
Number of Students Tested This total includes only the students in the selected student group who took this test in the selected year for this subject area. 421,028430,07829,296341,13278,437448,8651,299,971
Number of Students with Scores This total includes only the students in the selected student group who took this test in the selected year for this subject area and received a valid score. 420,915429,49329,257340,70978,309448,2751,298,683
Mean Scale Score 202.5402.3599.7604.1600.2603.1N/A
Standard Exceeded (Level 4)

Number of students by grade for level

55,52350,8881,43830,9276,14238,507144,918
Standard Exceeded (Level 4) The percentage of students at each achievement level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that achievement level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

13.19 %11.85 %4.92 %9.08 %7.84 %8.59 %11.16 %
Standard Met (Level 3)

Number of students by grade for level

85,03286,3506,00385,97115,798107,772279,154
Standard Met (Level 3) The percentage of students at each achievement level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that achievement level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

20.20 %20.11 %20.52 %25.23 %20.17 %24.04 %21.50 %
Standard Nearly Met (Level 2)

Number of students by grade for level

206,363228,34718,606192,26646,425257,297692,007
Standard Nearly Met (Level 2) The percentage of students at each achievement level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that achievement level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

49.03 %53.17 %63.60 %56.43 %59.28 %57.40 %53.29 %
Standard Not Met (Level 1)

Number of students by grade for level

73,99763,9083,21031,5459,94444,699182,604
Standard Not Met (Level 1) The percentage of students at each achievement level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that achievement level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

17.58 %14.88 %10.97 %9.26 %12.70 %9.97 %14.06 %
Total

Number of students by grade for all levels

420,915429,49329,257340,70978,309448,2751,298,683

Domains

Domain performance level descriptors provide a more detailed look at students' performance on the overall assessment. The results in these key areas for each subject are reported using the following three indicators: above standard, near standard, and below standard.

Science Domain Achievement Level Descriptors
Percentage of Students at Each Performance Level
LIFE SCIENCES: Focusing on structures and processes in living things, ecosystems, heredity and biological evolution
LIFE SCIENCES: Focusing on structures and processes in living things, ecosystems, heredity and biological evolution
Domain Performance LevelGrade 5Grade 8Grade 10Grade 11Grade 12All High SchoolAll Grades
Above Standard

Number of students by grade for level

50,49053,6182,51246,3859,01257,909162,017
Above Standard The percentage of students at each domain level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that domain level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

12.02 %12.53 %8.61 %13.65 %11.56 %12.96 %12.51 %
Near Standard

Number of students by grade for level

173,836175,83112,195149,10229,472190,769540,436
Near Standard The percentage of students at each domain level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that domain level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

41.37 %41.09 %41.82 %43.89 %37.82 %42.70 %41.74 %
Below Standard

Number of students by grade for level

195,825198,42014,457144,21039,441198,108592,353
Below Standard The percentage of students at each domain level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that domain level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

46.61 %46.37 %49.57 %42.45 %50.61 %44.34 %45.75 %
Total

Number of students by grade for all levels

420,151427,86929,164339,69777,925446,7861,294,806
PHYSICAL SCIENCES: Focusing on matter and its interactions, motion and stability, energy, and waves and their applications
PHYSICAL SCIENCES: Focusing on matter and its interactions, motion and stability, energy, and waves and their applications
Domain Performance LevelGrade 5Grade 8Grade 10Grade 11Grade 12All High SchoolAll Grades
Above Standard

Number of students by grade for level

45,91872,5333,64264,38112,03480,057198,508
Above Standard The percentage of students at each domain level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that domain level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

10.93 %16.95 %12.51 %18.99 %15.48 %17.95 %15.34 %
Near Standard

Number of students by grade for level

186,678142,84710,595126,27025,741162,606492,131
Near Standard The percentage of students at each domain level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that domain level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

44.43 %33.38 %36.40 %37.24 %33.12 %36.46 %38.03 %
Below Standard

Number of students by grade for level

187,543212,59414,872148,46439,946203,282603,419
Below Standard The percentage of students at each domain level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that domain level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

44.64 %49.67 %51.09 %43.78 %51.40 %45.58 %46.63 %
Total

Number of students by grade for all levels

420,139427,97429,109339,11577,721445,9451,294,058
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES: Focusing on Earth’s place in the universe, Earth’s systems, and Earth and human activity
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES: Focusing on Earth’s place in the universe, Earth’s systems, and Earth and human activity
Domain Performance LevelGrade 5Grade 8Grade 10Grade 11Grade 12All High SchoolAll Grades
Above Standard

Number of students by grade for level

49,50143,7982,63549,7349,69562,064155,363
Above Standard The percentage of students at each domain level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that domain level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

11.78 %10.22 %9.03 %14.64 %12.44 %13.89 %11.99 %
Near Standard

Number of students by grade for level

182,978210,91511,468142,03828,580182,086575,979
Near Standard The percentage of students at each domain level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that domain level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

43.55 %49.23 %39.32 %41.81 %36.68 %40.75 %44.46 %
Below Standard

Number of students by grade for level

187,670173,73915,063147,92639,651202,640564,049
Below Standard The percentage of students at each domain level is calculated by dividing the number of students at that domain level by the total number of students with scores in the selected year for this subject area.

Percentage of students by grade for level

44.67 %40.55 %51.65 %43.55 %50.88 %45.35 %43.54 %
Total

Number of students by grade for all levels

420,149428,45229,166339,69877,926446,7901,295,391

The sum of the achievement or performance level percentages may not add to 100 percent because of rounding.

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