In California, national test scores show enduring achievement gaps

California was one of just 10 states to post statistically significant increases in eighth-grade reading.

In 2015, the average reading score for California eighth-graders was 259 on the 500-point test. In 2017, the average was 263.

. . . Otherwise, the state’s scores on the test were flat, which the state Dept. of Education downplayed.