The iReady assessment program is not a state level one, but rather a program purchased by Glendale Unified last summer to use over the next five years at a cost of $3.4 million.

That number has grown to 73 percent, according to a January iReady assessment. For third-grade math, the school has seen the end-of-year benchmark increase from 23 percent to 65 percent.

iReady provides benchmark for educators against Common ... and again we are all really eager to get the students’ results for the Smarter Balance Assessment that will take place in the ...

Of the more than 12,000 students who took the iReady assessments, 41 percent are three or more grade levels behind in reading, while 42 percent are three or more grade levels behind in math.