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SLO County student test scores increase, still below pre-pandemic levels

October 23, 2025

By KAREN VELIE

In San Luis Obispo and in California student test scores increased during the 2024-2025 school year, but still lag behind pre-pandemic levels, according to the California Assessment of Student performance and Progress. 

In San Luis Obispo County, 54.2% of students met or exceeded English standards, which exceeds the statewide score of 48.2%. In math, 40.75% met or exceeded standards, which also exceeds the state score of 37.3%.

Local school district student percentages meeting or exceeding English and math standards:

Atascadero Unified School District: English 52% – Math 40.1%

Cayucos Elementary School District: English 68.3% – Math 55.7%

Coast Unified School District: English 34.2% – Math 25.5%

Lucia Mar Unified School District: English 55.2% – Math 38.6%

Paso Robles Joint Unified School District: English 43.9% – Math 30%

San Luis Coastal Unified School District: English 67.1% – Math 56.1%

San Miguel Joint Unified School District: English 38.6% – Math 38.1%

Shandon Joint Unified School District: English 33.1% – Math 22.7%

Templeton Unified School District: English 56.8% – Math 38.5%

 


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These statistics compare California schools to California schools, with no comparison to the outcomes in other states. For a state that at one time had the best schools, these statistics are terrible.

One possible solution would have been to test students earlier on and allow some to repeat a grade or a subject like math, if they were not learning at the right grade level. Within a year hopefully everyone would be caught up. Instead, these students are just shuffled along and the end result is having far fewer basic skills for a better life. How sad for them and our country as a whole.


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Heh – my granddaughter’s middle school billboard was celebrating LGBTQ+ month today, so at least they’re focused on what really matters, ammiright?!!


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Dont forget that approximately one in two American adults reads below a sixth-grade level… Just as bad as the kids!


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Ya, we got it the first time. Who says cannabis doesn’t affect memory?


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What’s missing here is a sense of urgency , I’m sorry to say. A generation ago everybody would be going nuts about this. This is a giant red light flashing on our collective dashboard, but most are totally unaware.

We were on our way to being a spoiled culture in the 80’s and 90’s, but the introduction of the internet – and especially “Smart Phones” , while being a great convenience and fun, have damaged almost everyone they touch.

How about all the other skills children are losing?

Communication, Attention span, Comprehension, situational awareness, threat assessment, personal problem solving?

I propose the Phones are morphing us very rapidly in ways we don’t really understand. And not for the better.

My feeling is the less tech, the better academic and emotional health will result.


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Don’t forget that approximately one in two American adults reads below a sixth-grade level… Just as bad as the kids!


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Heh – some of the comments on these threads validate your point!


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Only two districts with math scores above 50%, the average math score is around 38%, every school administrator should be embarassed and most fired.


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…….and the parents ashamed?

How about students who are above the threshold get to keep their cell phones at school. Those that do not get to work harder.


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That’s the plan so taxpayers don’t understand how much they are paying.


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