The California Department of Education released state assessment results Thursday — showing statewide improvements — alongside updates on what is considered “meeting expectations.”

New Proficiency Levels

Level 4: Exceeds Standards Level 3: Meets Standards Level 2: Meets Expectations Level 1: Not Meeting Standards

Before Thursday’s change, the state considered level 3, standard met, and level 4, standard exceeded, as meeting expectations on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium student tests.

The state expanded this threshold to include level 2, standard nearly met. Students scoring in this level are still failing to meet standards, but the state now considers them meeting expectations.

Recently, local school districts released student testing results that did not include level 2

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