Racial test gap remains large in Oceanside and rest of California

OCEANSIDE — The racial achievement gap on the state’s Standardized Testing and Reporting Program, or STAR exams, remains substantial in Oceanside, as in the rest of California.

While 61 percent of Oceanside’s white students tested at grade level in grades two through 11 in English, about 39.5 percent of black students and 36 percent of Latino students performed at grade level in those areas, according to STAR exam results released last week.

The STAR exams, which were given in the spring, test students’ knowledge in many subjects in grades two through 11. Educators pay particular attention to English and math scores, though, because doing well in those subjects is considered by many educators to be essential for success in college and highly competitive jobs.

In Oceanside, the racial achievement gaps in math were similarly wide to the gaps that exist in English. In math, about 68.5 percent of white students performed at grade level in grades two through seven. Some 50.5 percent of black students and 43.1 percent of Latino students performed at grade level in math in grades two through seven.

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Racial test gap remains large in Oceanside and rest of California
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