GreatSchools: The Parents' Guide to K-12 Success
  API Results by Subgroup
API Growth (2006-2007)

Schoolwide

672 (2007 Growth)
656 (2006 Base)

African American

608 (2007 Growth)
Not available (2006 Base)

Hispanic

601 (2007 Growth)
584 (2006 Base)

White

759 (2007 Growth)
737 (2006 Base)

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged

598 (2007 Growth)
590 (2006 Base)

English Language Learners

535 (2007 Growth)
522 (2006 Base)

Students with Disabilities

483 (2007 Growth)
484 (2006 Base)

  • The Academic Performance Index (API) system is based on year-over-year test score performance through a two-year cycle.
  • The results show how much this school's API grew between 2006 and 2007 for each subgroup reported by the state.
  • The goal for all schools is 800.
API Growth: Targets vs. Results (2006-2007)

Schoolwide

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  16 (2007 Growth result)
  7 (2007 Growth target)

African American

-50-25 0255075100
  n/a (2007 Growth result)
  0 (2007 Growth target)

Hispanic

-50-25 0255075100
  17 (2007 Growth result)
  11 (2007 Growth target)

White

-50-25 0255075100
  22 (2007 Growth result)
  5 (2007 Growth target)

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged

-50-25 0255075100
  8 (2007 Growth result)
  11 (2007 Growth target)

English Language Learners

-50-25 0255075100
  13 (2007 Growth result)
  14 (2007 Growth target)

Students with Disabilities

-50-25 0255075100
-1 (2007 Growth result)  
  16 (2007 Growth target)

  • To encourage schools to improve achievement for all students, the state computes APIs and sets improvement targets for the different student subgroups at the school.
  • The results, which compare test scores from spring 2006 to spring 2007, show whether this school met its 2007 API Growth target for each subgroup reported by the state.
  • The API 2007 Growth target for all subgroups is 80% of the growth target set for the entire school.
  • The goal for all schools is 800.

Testing in California: An Overview

2006-2007 API schoolwide results

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