California Statewide CAASPP Results: 2023–2025
Percentage of students who met or exceeded the standard on the Smarter Balanced English language arts/literacy and mathematics assessments.
How to read this table
Results include all California students with valid scores in grades 3–8 and 11. “Met or exceeded” combines Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4). The year labels refer to the spring assessment year.
Statewide results by grade and subject
| Grade | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELA | Math | ELA | Math | ELA | Math | |
| 3rd | 42.96% | 45.11% | 42.80% | 45.63% | 44.21% | 46.30% |
| 4th | 43.74% | 40.80% | 43.90% | 41.20% | 45.70% | 42.25% |
| 5th | 46.68% | 33.38% | 47.37% | 35.02% | 48.80% | 36.03% |
| Elementary average* | 44.46% | 39.76% | 44.69% | 40.62% | 46.24% | 41.53% |
| 6th | 44.17% | 33.19% | 45.82% | 34.32% | 48.06% | 36.60% |
| 7th | 47.44% | 33.17% | 47.20% | 33.83% | 49.65% | 36.08% |
| 8th | 45.66% | 29.94% | 45.96% | 31.56% | 47.84% | 33.94% |
| Middle school average* | 45.76% | 32.10% | 46.33% | 33.24% | 48.52% | 35.54% |
| 11th / High school | 55.41% | 27.35% | 55.73% | 27.90% | 56.96% | 30.49% |
*Elementary and middle school figures are unweighted arithmetic averages of the grade percentages displayed above them. They are SDLA summary calculations, not official combined-grade rates published by CDE. Totals may differ by 0.01 percentage point when displayed achievement-level percentages are added because of rounding.
What the three-year view shows
- ELA: Results rose from 2024 to 2025 in every tested grade shown.
- Mathematics: Results also rose from 2024 to 2025 in every tested grade shown.
- Interpretation: These percentages describe different statewide student populations each year; they should not be interpreted as individual-student growth.
Official resources
- Test Results for California's Assessments
- CDE 2025 CAASPP Data Summary and Cross-tabulations
- CDE 2025 Statewide Assessment Results Release
Source: California Department of Education CAASPP public reporting system, statewide All Students results for the Smarter Balanced summative assessments. Reviewed August 4, 2026.