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CA Department of Education (2022 updates)
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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Education / Student Performance K-12
Education / Student Performance K-12
County: Santa Cruz
Value
Compared to:
County: Santa Cruz 11th Grade Students Proficient in English/Language Arts
County: Santa Cruz 11th Grade Students Proficient in English/Language Arts
56.0%
(2022)
Compared to:
CA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties.
CA Value
(54.8%)
The regional value is compared to the California state value.
Prior Value
(69.5%)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
County: Santa Cruz 11th Grade Students Proficient in Math
County: Santa Cruz 11th Grade Students Proficient in Math
28.6%
(2022)
Compared to:
CA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties.
CA Value
(27.0%)
The regional value is compared to the California state value.
Prior Value
(51.0%)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
County: Santa Cruz 3rd Grade Students Proficient in English/Language Arts
County: Santa Cruz 3rd Grade Students Proficient in English/Language Arts
37%
(2022)
Compared to:
CA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties.
CA Value
(42%)
The regional value is compared to the California state value.
Prior Value
(70%)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
County: Santa Cruz 3rd Grade Students Proficient in Math
County: Santa Cruz 3rd Grade Students Proficient in Math
39%
(2022)
Compared to:
CA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties.
CA Value
(44%)
The regional value is compared to the California state value.
Prior Value
(70%)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
County: Santa Cruz 4th Grade Students Proficient in English/Language Arts
County: Santa Cruz 4th Grade Students Proficient in English/Language Arts
40%
(2022)
Compared to:
CA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties.
CA Value
(44%)
The regional value is compared to the California state value.
Prior Value
(60%)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
County: Santa Cruz 4th Grade Students Proficient in Math
County: Santa Cruz 4th Grade Students Proficient in Math
35%
(2022)
Compared to:
CA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties.
CA Value
(38%)
The regional value is compared to the California state value.
Prior Value
(54%)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
County: Santa Cruz 6th Grade Students Proficient in English/Language Arts
County: Santa Cruz 6th Grade Students Proficient in English/Language Arts
37.6%
(2022)
Compared to:
CA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties.
CA Value
(45.1%)
The regional value is compared to the California state value.
Prior Value
(61.7%)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
County: Santa Cruz 6th Grade Students Proficient in Math
County: Santa Cruz 6th Grade Students Proficient in Math
26.0%
(2022)
Compared to:
CA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties.
CA Value
(32.5%)
The regional value is compared to the California state value.
Prior Value
(49.7%)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
County: Santa Cruz 7th Grade Students Proficient in English/Language Arts
County: Santa Cruz 7th Grade Students Proficient in English/Language Arts
48.1%
(2022)
Compared to:
CA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties.
CA Value
(49.2%)
The regional value is compared to the California state value.
Prior Value
(70.0%)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
County: Santa Cruz 7th Grade Students Proficient in Math
County: Santa Cruz 7th Grade Students Proficient in Math
31.0%
(2022)
Compared to:
CA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties.
CA Value
(32.0%)
The regional value is compared to the California state value.
Prior Value
(65.0%)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
County: Santa Cruz 8th Grade Students Proficient in English/Language Arts
County: Santa Cruz 8th Grade Students Proficient in English/Language Arts
44.3%
(2022)
Compared to:
CA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties.
CA Value
(46.6%)
The regional value is compared to the California state value.
Prior Value
(67.0%)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
County: Santa Cruz 8th Grade Students Proficient in Math
County: Santa Cruz 8th Grade Students Proficient in Math
26.5%
(2022)
Compared to:
CA Counties
The distribution is based on data from 57 California counties.
CA Value
(29.2%)
The regional value is compared to the California state value.
Prior Value
(55.1%)
Prior Value compares a measured value with the previously measured value. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the comparison.
Trend
This comparison measures the indicator’s values over multiple time periods.<br>The Mann-Kendall Test for Statistical Significance is used to evaluate the trend<br>over 4 to 10 periods of measure, subject to data availability and comparability.
