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  API Results
 
2008 API Base By Subgroup

801
 772
 828
 745
  All
Students		 Hispanic White Socio-
econ. Dis-
advant.
  • The results shown here reflect the school's Base API for the 2007-2008 school year for all students and for each of the major subgroups of students as reported by the state.
  • The 2008 API Base is calculated using test score results from spring 2008.

2008 API Statewide Rank


  • The API Statewide Rank ranges from 1 to 10. A rank of 10, for example, means that the school's API fell into the top 10% of all schools in the state with a comparable grade range.
  • The 2008 Statewide Rank is based on the results of tests that students took in spring 2008.

2008 API Similar Schools Rank

  • To create the Similar Schools Rank, the California Department of Education compares this school's test scores to 100 schools across the state with similar demographic profiles.
  • California uses parent education level, poverty level, student mobility, student ethnicity and other data to identify similar schools.

 
API Growth (2007-2008)

794 (2008 Growth)
796 (2007 Base)

  • The Academic Performance Index (API) system is based on year-over-year test score performance through a two-year cycle. The Base score is for the first year and the Growth score is for the second year.
  • Comparing the API Growth to the Base shows whether or not this school's test score performance improved between spring 2007 and spring 2008 (as reported in August 2008).
  • The API ranges between 200 and 1000, with 800 as the statewide goal for all schools.
 
API Growth Target (2007-2008)

-50-25 0255075100
-2 (2008 Growth result)  
  4 (2008 Growth target)
 

  This School Middle Schools That Met Targets Statewide
Met its 2008 schoolwide growth target No 74%
Met all subgroup growth targets Yes 46%
  • Each school is assigned an API Growth target by the state, determined by calculating 5% of the difference between the Base API and 800, or a minimum of 5 point growth. Schools with APIs at or above 800 must maintain a minimum API of 800.
  • 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 state reports APIs for schools that test a minimum of 85% of eligible students in any subject.

Testing in California: An Overview

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2007-2008 API subgroup results

 

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  CST Results
 
Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 2

English Language Arts
 57% (2008)
 52% (2007)
 61% (2006)
 52% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 48% in 2008.

Math
 71% (2008)
 63% (2007)
 75% (2006)
 64% (2005)
The state average for Math was 59% in 2008.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 3

English Language Arts
 41% (2008)
 41% (2007)
 50% (2006)
 59% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 38% in 2008.

Math
 63% (2008)
 67% (2007)
 73% (2006)
 82% (2005)
The state average for Math was 61% in 2008.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4

English Language Arts
 54% (2008)
 50% (2007)
 56% (2006)
 70% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 55% in 2008.

Math
 59% (2008)
 59% (2007)
 73% (2006)
 69% (2005)
The state average for Math was 61% in 2008.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Science
 68% (2008)
 54% (2007)
 42% (2006)
The state average for Science was 46% in 2008.

English Language Arts
 58% (2008)
 62% (2007)
 57% (2006)
 70% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 48% in 2008.

Math
 51% (2008)
 67% (2007)
 54% (2006)
 55% (2005)
The state average for Math was 51% in 2008.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6

English Language Arts
 45% (2008)
 54% (2007)
 50% (2006)
 43% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 47% in 2008.

Math
 38% (2008)
 40% (2007)
 39% (2006)
 38% (2005)
The state average for Math was 44% in 2008.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7

English Language Arts
 51% (2008)
 59% (2007)
 47% (2006)
 45% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 49% in 2008.

Math
 37% (2008)
 36% (2007)
 39% (2006)
 40% (2005)
The state average for Math was 41% in 2008.

Algebra I
Data not available for this school (2008)
Data not available for this school (2007)
The state average for Algebra I was 80% in 2008.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8

General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards)
 0% (2008)
 0% (2007)
Data not available for this school (2006)
 5% (2005)
The state average for General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards) was 31% in 2008.

Science
 59% (2008)
 42% (2007)
 49% (2006)
The state average for Science was 52% in 2008.

English Language Arts
 56% (2008)
 55% (2007)
 48% (2006)
 48% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 45% in 2008.

History - Social Science Grade 8 Cumulative
 53% (2008)
 40% (2007)
The state average for History - Social Science Grade 8 Cumulative was 36% in 2008.

Algebra I
 41% (2008)
 31% (2007)
 22% (2006)
 35% (2005)
The state average for Algebra I was 42% in 2008.

Geometry
Data not available for this school (2008)
Data not available for this school (2007)
Data not available for this school (2006)
The state average for Geometry was 84% in 2008.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the tests

  • In 2007-2008 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled.
  • The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California.
  • The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.

Testing in California: An Overview

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  CST Results By Subgroup
 
The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.

Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 2
English Language ArtsThis School
All Students57%
Females60%
Males55%
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino41%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)62%
Economically disadvantaged40%
Non-economically disadvantaged69%
Students with no reported disability60%
English learner40%
Fluent-English proficient and English only61%
Parent education - high school graduate32%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)58%
Parent education - college graduate75%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate100%
Parent education - declined to state38%

MathThis School
All Students71%
Females68%
Males73%
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino52%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)84%
Economically disadvantaged60%
Non-economically disadvantaged78%
Students with no reported disability73%
English learner53%
Fluent-English proficient and English only74%
Parent education - high school graduate58%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)63%
Parent education - college graduate88%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate100%
Parent education - declined to state69%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 3
English Language ArtsThis School
All Students41%
Females50%
Males29%
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino22%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)54%
Economically disadvantaged24%
Non-economically disadvantaged51%
Students with no reported disability43%
Fluent-English proficient and English only46%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)35%
Parent education - college graduate60%
Parent education - declined to state36%

MathThis School
All Students63%
Females63%
Males62%
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino39%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)77%
Economically disadvantaged52%
Non-economically disadvantaged70%
Students with no reported disability66%
Fluent-English proficient and English only65%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)65%
Parent education - college graduate73%
Parent education - declined to state45%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 4
English Language ArtsThis School
All Students54%
Females55%
Males53%
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino57%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)59%
Economically disadvantaged57%
Non-economically disadvantaged53%
Students with no reported disability63%
Fluent-English proficient and English only56%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)50%
Parent education - college graduate75%
Parent education - declined to state44%

MathThis School
All Students59%
Females53%
Males68%
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino57%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)63%
Economically disadvantaged48%
Non-economically disadvantaged65%
Students with no reported disability64%
Fluent-English proficient and English only59%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)57%
Parent education - college graduate58%
Parent education - declined to state44%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 5
ScienceThis School
All Students68%
Females73%
Males64%
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino63%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)70%
Economically disadvantaged58%
Non-economically disadvantaged71%
Students with no reported disability72%
Fluent-English proficient and English only74%
Parent education - high school graduate69%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)70%
Parent education - college graduate65%
Parent education - declined to state64%

English Language ArtsThis School
All Students58%
Females64%
Males55%
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino56%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)54%
Economically disadvantaged47%
Non-economically disadvantaged63%
Students with no reported disability61%
Fluent-English proficient and English only61%
Parent education - high school graduate54%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)57%
Parent education - college graduate53%
Parent education - declined to state57%

MathThis School
All Students51%
Females48%
Males52%
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino44%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)54%
Economically disadvantaged37%
Non-economically disadvantaged55%
Students with no reported disability52%
Fluent-English proficient and English only56%
Parent education - high school graduate62%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)43%
Parent education - college graduate53%
Parent education - declined to state36%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 6
English Language ArtsThis School
All Students45%
Females40%
Males49%
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino31%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)52%
Economically disadvantaged28%
Non-economically disadvantaged51%
Students with disability0%
Students with no reported disability50%
Fluent-English proficient and English only46%
Parent education - high school graduate36%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)39%
Parent education - college graduate56%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate58%
Parent education - declined to state53%

MathThis School
All Students38%
Females31%
Males45%
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino14%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)50%
Economically disadvantaged17%
Non-economically disadvantaged46%
Students with disability0%
Students with no reported disability42%
Fluent-English proficient and English only39%
Parent education - high school graduate36%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)39%
Parent education - college graduate39%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate42%
Parent education - declined to state40%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 7
English Language ArtsThis School
All Students51%
Females63%
Males38%
African American24%
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino54%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)56%
Economically disadvantaged41%
Non-economically disadvantaged56%
Students with disability11%
Students with no reported disability56%
Fluent-English proficient and English only54%
Gifted and talented100%
Parent education - not a high school graduate53%
Parent education - high school graduate33%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)50%
Parent education - college graduate42%
Parent education - declined to state72%

MathThis School
All Students37%
Females42%
Males29%
African American7%
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino37%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)46%
Economically disadvantaged20%
Non-economically disadvantaged44%
Students with disability13%
Students with no reported disability39%
Fluent-English proficient and English only38%
Gifted and talented82%
Parent education - not a high school graduate23%
Parent education - high school graduate31%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)33%
Parent education - college graduate52%
Parent education - declined to state39%

Algebra IThis School
Subgroup results not available
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Grade 8
General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards)This School
All Students0%
Males0%
African Americann/a
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latinon/a
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)n/a
Non-economically disadvantaged0%
Students with disability0%
Fluent-English proficient and English only0%

ScienceThis School
All Students59%
Females56%
Males61%
African American39%
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino60%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)61%
Economically disadvantaged43%
Non-economically disadvantaged67%
Students with disability13%
Students with no reported disability63%
Fluent-English proficient and English only60%
Parent education - high school graduate52%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)64%
Parent education - college graduate73%
Parent education - declined to state49%

English Language ArtsThis School
All Students56%
Females60%
Males53%
African American43%
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino53%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)60%
Economically disadvantaged48%
Non-economically disadvantaged61%
Students with disability6%
Students with no reported disability61%
Fluent-English proficient and English only58%
Parent education - high school graduate45%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)66%
Parent education - college graduate70%
Parent education - declined to state46%

History - Social Science Grade 8 CumulativeThis School
All Students53%
Females47%
Males59%
African American43%
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino51%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)53%
Economically disadvantaged40%
Non-economically disadvantaged61%
Students with disability25%
Students with no reported disability56%
Fluent-English proficient and English only55%
Parent education - high school graduate52%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)50%
Parent education - college graduate67%
Parent education - declined to state51%

Algebra IThis School
All Students41%
Females41%
Males41%
African American22%
Asiann/a
Filipinon/a
Hispanic or Latino37%
American Indian or Alaska Nativen/a
Native Hawaiiann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
Guamaniann/a
Samoann/a
Tahitiann/a
Other Pacific Islandern/a
White (not Hispanic)51%
Economically disadvantaged34%
Non-economically disadvantaged45%
Students with no reported disability42%
Fluent-English proficient and English only42%
Parent education - high school graduate34%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)45%
Parent education - college graduate60%
Parent education - declined to state25%

GeometryThis School
Subgroup results not available
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the tests

  • In 2007-2008 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled.
  • The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California.
  • The different student groups are identified by the California Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
  • The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.

Testing in California: An Overview  

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