In San Francisco, the math placement situation is so bad that voters passed a resolution urging the school board to make Algebra I available to 8th graders.

https://ballotpedia.org/San_Francisco,_California,_Propositi...

Such a low bar, but even in the most recent school year, most 8th graders could only study Algebra I via an online course or summer school, i.e. most had no access to an in-person Algebra I course during the school year.

This at a district with average per-pupil operational spending of over $27k.

It's a problem everywhere in California. In Palo Alto they're getting rid of honors classes in STEM subjects like Biology.