Kids in Pleasanton are healthier than their peers across the state, according to test results released Wednesday by the state Department of Education.
Only 18 percent of the district's fifth graders were deemed to be overweight last year. By comparison, 33.7 percent of fifth graders statewide were placed in the "needs improvement—high risk" category for the body composition portion of the physical fitness test.
The annual test measures physical fitness in six categories: aerobic capacity, body composition, abdominal strength, trunk extensor strength, upper body strength, and flexibility.
Twenty six percent of the state's fifth graders, 32 percent of seventh graders and 37 percent of ninth graders scored in the "Healthy Fitness Zone" for all six areas, according to a press release from the California Department of Education.
In Pleasanton USD, 33 percent of fifth graders, 40 percent of seventh graders and 58 percent of ninth graders scored in the "Healthy Fitness Zone" for all six areas.
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