This second thing is important because if you, say, look at 'grade 5' performance over time, each year you're looking at a different mix of students, and the mix likely has as much impact as changes in instruction or whatever.
So I downloaded the 'research files' and made the tool I wished existed.
Example looking at grade level performance over time, one chart per grade: https://tools.encona.com/caaspp-explorer#e=district_75390&s=...
An example of looking at each cohort separately, one chart per cohort: https://tools.encona.com/caaspp-explorer#e=district_75390&s=...