This report contains the complete statewide results of the California Assessment Program, including some features that have become standard and some that are new this year: detailed findings for reading, written language, mathematics, and specific skill areas within each major area; national comparisons; expert opinions of the results; comparable results from previous years; subgroup analyses; Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores; characteristics of effective schools in terms of available time for learning, and mathematics and science courses taken by California students; and results concerning the knowledge and attitudes that 6th and 12th grade students hold about computers. Major findings include: grade 3 test scores improved for the 16th consecutive year; grade 6 scores imporved for the 6th year in written language and mathematics, and declined slightly in reading; and grade 12 scores declined in reading and written language and remained constant in spelling and mathematics. (BW)