Teachers and parents have played a crucial role in improving Los Angeles Unified students' performance on state standardized tests.
In Gina Gray's English classroom at Middle College High School, students are encouraged to do their best on testing days. Gray reminds her 11th-grade students:
Tap into your genius. You have it. All we can ask you is to show what you know.
The 2025 test scores, known as the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), mark a significant milestone for the district, with year-over-year growth outpacing the state and surpassing pre-pandemic levels.
According to Gray,
Thinking that everyone's gonna just be at the top, that's an unrealistic goal for teaching and learning.
Author's summary: LAUSD's test scores show growth due to collaboration.