Biggest Movers 2022

Out of 285 districts, we identified the Biggest Movers between 2019 and 2022. Some notable findings:

Most Improved

Palo Alto Unified stood out, improving sharply despite the pandemic's headwind. The district made early literacy a top priority in 2021, set specific goals, and began its comprehensive Every Student Reads Initiative.
Newark Unified also improved by 5 percentage points.
Statewide, only 7 districts, out of 285, showed improvement.

Most Negative Movement

Some high-performing districts from 2019 saw their percent at grade level drop by 20 percentage points or more.
Many districts with large negative movement had a higher percentage of English Learners, suggesting the pandemic may have had particular impact on these students

Top 10 Ranked Districts

Rank	District
184	Cupertino Union
73	Livermore Valley Joint Unified
3	Huntington Beach City Elementary
5	Glendora Unified
7	Torrance Unified
10	Palo Alto Unified
11	Alta Loma Elementary
26	Travis Unified

Bottom 10 Ranked Districts

Rank	District	County	Meet & Exceed Grade Level	% High-Need Students	Low- Proficiency EL %	3rd Grade Enrollment	Low- Proficiency EL Bucket	Change '19-'23	topbottom
151	Madera Unified	Madera	27%	91%	30%	1,002	15-25%	-1.5	2
178	Oxnard	Ventura	24%	89%	51%	854	25-35%	-0.4	2
180	Victor Elementary	San Bernardino	24%	85%	17%	1,753	15-25%	-0.6	2
124	La Habra City Elementary	Orange	29%	81%	24%	3,603	15-25%	2.3	2
140	Banning Unified	Riverside	28%	90%	19%	517	15-25%	1.9	2
61	Kerman Unified	Fresno	36%	88%	30%	821	15-25%	-1.8	2
65	Burton Elementary	Tulare	35%	87%	17%	551	<15%	2.5	2
88	Dinuba Unified	Tulare	33%	80%	32%	2,533	15-25%	-0.2	2
4	Little Lake City Elementary	Los Angeles	54%	80%	10%	592	<15%	1.6	2
13	Lennox	Los Angeles	47%	93%	37%	641	15-25%	3.5	2

Meet & Exceed based on SED Latinx 3rd graders - see Sources & Notes for more info