The California Science Test results have been announced, with Diamond Bar High School and the Walnut Valley Unified School District scoring above the state average.

The class of 2019 was the first group to take the CAST, which is administered to high school seniors through the California Assessment of Student Performances and Progress system. The CAST measures students’ knowledge and capabilities by using the California Next Generation Science Standards, which consist of topics relating to life science, physical science and earth and space sciences. Students took the test on April 5.

For DBHS, 52.38 percent of the students exceeded or met the standard and 47.62 percent did not meet the standard. For the life science level, 82.29 percent scored above or near standard and 17.71 percent below standard. For the physical science level, 70.57 percent scored above or near standard and 29.43 percent scored below standard. For the earth and space science level, 75.89 percent scored above or near standard and 24.11 percent scored below standard.  

Meanwhile, for WVUSD, which had most fifth, eighth, eleventh and twelfth graders take the assessment, 57.49 percent of students exceeded or met the standard and 42.51 percent did not meet the standard. For the life science level, 81.67 percent scored above or near standard and 18.33 percent scored below standard. For the physical science level, 76.46 percent scored above or near standard and 23.54 percent scored below standard. For the earth and space science level, 79.73 percent scored above or near standard and 20.28 percent scored below standard.

  Meanwhile, the state average had 29.93 percent of students exceeding or meeting the standard and 70.07 percent not meeting the standard. The state average for the life science level was 59.77 percent of students that scored above or near standard and 40.23 percent that scored below standard. For the physical science level, 53.82 percent of students scored above or near standard and 46.19 percent scored below standard. For the earth and space science level, the state average was 58.19 percent of students that scored above or near standard and 41.81 percent that scored below standard.