<figure><img width="1024" height="682" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/121323_St-Hope-Charter-School-MG_CM_19.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="" /></figure>California publishes a "dashboard" that grades schools on a variety of factors, but it can obscure the continuing failure of the state's K-12 students to meet key academic standards.