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.

In the presentation given to the board on Sept. 9, Duffy and Rodriguez said that students who spent more time using the iReady lessons and tests (both at school and at home) were performing better ...

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.

The district also has a low number in its English learner subgroup. Of the eight students classified as English learners in elementary school, 75 percent met the standards in ELA and math.