In spring 2022 the rate of A’s, Bs and Cs awarded in math and English was higher than before the pandemic.
For example, in spring 2019, about 69% of eighth-graders earned A’s, Bs and Cs. In spring 2022, that had gone up to 79%. There was also a 10-percentage-point increase in the rate of seventh-graders earning A’s, Bs and Cs in math.
At the same time, students since the pandemic show deep declines — about 72% of students across all tested grades in L.A. Unified did not meet state standards in math and about 58% did not meet standards in English in the spring 2022.
In 11th grade, 81% of students did not meet math standards. The numbers were even more distressing for historically underserved students. For Latinos, 85% of 11th-graders did not meet standards in math. For Black students it was 89%.
Meanwhile, 73% of 11th-graders brought home A’s, Bs and Cs in math in spring ’22.
