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CAHSEE
Purpose
English
Math
Exit Exam Results
| | The primary purpose of the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) is to ensure that pupils who graduate from public high schools can demonstrate grade level competency in reading, writing, and mathematics.
The CAHSEE helps identify students who are not developing skills that are essential for life after high school and encourages districts to give these students the attention and resources needed to help them achieve these skills during their high school years.
Beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, no student will receive a public high school diploma without having passed the CAHSEE, as well as having met the district's requirements for graduation.
The CAHSEE has two parts: English-language arts (ELA) and mathematics. | |
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| | The ELA part addresses state content standards through grade 10.
In reading, this includes: - vocabulary
- decoding
- comprehension, and
- analysis of information and literary texts.
In writing, this covers:
- writing strategies
- applications, and
- the conventions of English (e.g. grammar, spelling, and punctuation).
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| | The mathematics part of the CAHSEE addresses state standards in grades 6 and 7 and Algebra I. The exam includes:
- statistics
- data analysis and probability
- number sense
- measurement and geometry
- mathematical reasoning, and
- algebra.
Students are also asked to demonstrate a strong foundation in computation and arithmetic, including working with:
- decimals
- fractions, and
- percents
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