Physical Fitness Data Released: 1/3 of CA Kids Score “Healthy”

As you may have seen in the news, the California Department of Education last week released ’09-’10 physical fitness data for school districts statewide. These data show that roughly one-third of public school students in California meet all six fitness standards. A summary of these data are available on the California Department of Education website. In the coming weeks, we’ll update our fitness and weight indicators on kidsdata.org to include the ’09-’10 data, so that you can customize for your region, and view the data as trend graphs, bar charts, or maps. In the meantime, you can view historical data on kidsdata.org.

Here’s a summary of local coverage of fitness test results from around the state:

Contra Costa Times: Only One-Third of County Students Could Pass Physical Fitness Test

Inland Empire News: 2 of 3 Students Fail Fitness Test

KFMB-AM: San Diego Students Score Slightly Better in Fitness Tests Compared to State

LA Times: Only 1 in 3 California Students Make the Grade in Physical Fitness Test

Monterey County Herald: County Lags State in Youth Fitness

North County Times: Local Kids Beat State Averages for Fitness Tests

Redding Record-Searchlight: North State Students Slip in State Health Test

San Francisco Chronicle: Couch or Calisthenics?

Santa Cruz Sentinel: State Fitness Test Results Reveal Stubborn Plateau

SJ Mercury News: California Students Continue to Score Poorly on Fitness Tests

Have you seen other local coverage? Post it here.

Tags: New Data

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