2026 OCAP State of the Child Report

EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS

THIRD GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Percent of Third Grade Students Who Met or Exceeded State Standards for English Language Arts

HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS Percent of High School Dropouts for Grades 9 to 12 Cohort

CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM Percent of Students Chronically Absent From School

5.6% 2016-2017

3.9% 2024-2025

11.8% 2016-2017

22.1% 2024-2025

UPWARD TREND DOWNWARD TREND NO CHANGE

33.0% 2014-2015

40.4% 2024-2025

COLLEGE READINESS Percent of Graduates Who Met UC/CSU Eligibility Requirements

THIRD GRADE MATHEMATICS Percent of Third Grade Students Who Met or Exceeded State Standards for Mathematics

47.9% 2016-2017

53.7% 2024-2025

35.0% 2014-2015

39.6% 2024-2025

NOTE: Variation in data ranges is dependent on the frequency of collection and the data sources.

UPWARD TREND DOWNWARD TREND NO CHANGE

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