It includes local measures of student success along with the district's state performance results.
Superintendent Kirk Shrum says that together, it gives a comprehensive look at student achievement.
"And so what we saw this year, both in ELA and math, is we saw growth, we saw points toward the standard," VUSD Superintendent Kirk Shrum.
According to the 2025 California Dashboard, the district increased by 9.3 points overall in English Language Arts and by 5.9 points in Mathematics.
Despite the increases, the district remains below standard in both categories.
However, Shrum highlighted certain groups that made strides in ELA, such as Hispanic students, who grew by 10 points and Students with disabilities, who grew by 12.6 points.
"This data shows that while we have work ahead of us. We're closing that gap," says Shrum. "And so, you know, to me, it's, it's a, really an indication of the work that's happening inside our classrooms every day."
In addition to state results, the Visalia Unified Board of Education adopted locally defined Priority Student Outcomes.
That includes every student graduating with skills to prepare them for a career, college, and life, and every student engaging in school and growing toward proficiency in literacy and mathematics at every grade.
Those outcomes are then measured by specific metrics.
"You know, for a parent, is my kid? Does my kid feel safe at school? Is my kid part of a club, an organization, or an after-school activity?" says the Superintendent. "So not just the academic piece, but that participation, that belonging piece, and by having a combination of those measures, it really allows us to look more holistically at the educational experience.
The district said the outcomes were created to align with its five-year strategic plan.
Compared with the multi-year baselines established by the board, the data showed growth across all areas.
The Priority student outcomes are monitored quarterly and reported publicly to the board twice a year.
Shrum says these reports will help the district determine which steps to take.
"And so when we see progress on these indicators, it shows we're moving in the right direction. And if we see an indicator that maybe we didn't have that progress on, it means, as a district, we need to go back and study and analyze and revamp and that's all part of continuous improvement, and what we're committed to as a school system," Shrum says.
If the district reaches a goal early and sustains it, the board will come together to set a new target based on progress.
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