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2007 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 2007 Statewide Rank is based on the results of tests that students took in spring 2007.

2007 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.

 
2007 API Base By Subgroup

931
 930
  All
Students		 White
  • 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 2007 API Base is calculated using test score results from spring 2007.
 
API Growth (2006-2007)

933 (2007 Growth)
945 (2006 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 2006 and spring 2007 (as reported in August 2007).
  • The API ranges between 200 and 1000, with 800 as the statewide goal for all schools.
 
API Growth Target (2006-2007)

-50-25 0255075100
-12 (2007 Growth result)  
  Met Interim Performance Target of 800 (2007 Growth target)
 

  This School Middle Schools That Met Targets Statewide
Met its 2007 schoolwide growth target Yes 69%
Met all subgroup growth targets Yes 55%
  • 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 1 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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2006-2007 API subgroup results

 

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  CST Results
 
Scale: % at or above proficient

Grade 2

English Language Arts
 88% (2007)
 71% (2006)
 78% (2005)
 83% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 48% in 2007.

Math
 86% (2007)
 89% (2006)
 80% (2005)
 91% (2004)
The state average for Math was 59% in 2007.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 3

English Language Arts
 81% (2007)
 75% (2006)
 86% (2005)
 84% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 37% in 2007.

Math
 86% (2007)
 93% (2006)
 94% (2005)
 90% (2004)
The state average for Math was 58% in 2007.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4

English Language Arts
 84% (2007)
 97% (2006)
 98% (2005)
 84% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 51% in 2007.

Math
 90% (2007)
 89% (2006)
 90% (2005)
 88% (2004)
The state average for Math was 56% in 2007.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Science
 90% (2007)
 86% (2006)
The state average for Science was 37% in 2007.

English Language Arts
 95% (2007)
 96% (2006)
 91% (2005)
 89% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 44% in 2007.

Math
 86% (2007)
 88% (2006)
 80% (2005)
 87% (2004)
The state average for Math was 49% in 2007.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6

English Language Arts
 91% (2007)
 85% (2006)
 87% (2005)
 100% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 42% in 2007.

Math
 80% (2007)
 86% (2006)
 91% (2005)
 92% (2004)
The state average for Math was 42% in 2007.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7

English Language Arts
 100% (2007)
 90% (2006)
 94% (2005)
 89% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 46% in 2007.

Math
 85% (2007)
 88% (2006)
 88% (2005)
 87% (2004)
The state average for Math was 39% in 2007.

Algebra I
Data not available for this school (2007)
The state average for Algebra I was 77% in 2007.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 8

General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards)
 31% (2007)
 75% (2006)
 55% (2005)
 63% (2004)
The state average for General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards) was 23% in 2007.

Science
 62% (2007)
 92% (2006)
The state average for Science was 42% in 2007.

English Language Arts
 88% (2007)
 97% (2006)
 89% (2005)
 78% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 41% in 2007.

History - Social Science Grade 8 Cumulative
 83% (2007)
The state average for History - Social Science Grade 8 Cumulative was 35% in 2007.

Algebra I
 97% (2007)
 92% (2006)
 100% (2005)
 100% (2004)
The state average for Algebra I was 38% in 2007.

Geometry
Data not available for this school (2007)
Data not available for this school (2006)
The state average for Geometry was 83% in 2007.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the tests

  • In 2006-2007 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts and math in grades 2 through 11; 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 Students88%
Females100%
Males69%
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)88%
Non-economically disadvantaged88%
Students with no reported disability89%
Fluent-English proficient and English only89%
Parent education - declined to state88%

MathThis School
All Students86%
Females93%
Males75%
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)86%
Non-economically disadvantaged86%
Students with no reported disability86%
Fluent-English proficient and English only86%
Parent education - declined to state86%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 3
English Language ArtsThis School
All Students81%
Females79%
Males83%
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)81%
Non-economically disadvantaged83%
Students with no reported disability87%
Fluent-English proficient and English only81%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate67%
Parent education - declined to state87%

MathThis School
All Students86%
Females79%
Males92%
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)86%
Non-economically disadvantaged88%
Students with no reported disability92%
Fluent-English proficient and English only86%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate75%
Parent education - declined to state91%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 4
English Language ArtsThis School
All Students84%
Females95%
Males74%
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)84%
Non-economically disadvantaged84%
Students with no reported disability93%
Fluent-English proficient and English only84%
Parent education - high school graduate91%
Parent education - declined to state75%

MathThis School
All Students90%
Females95%
Males84%
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)89%
Non-economically disadvantaged89%
Students with no reported disability97%
Fluent-English proficient and English only89%
Parent education - high school graduate100%
Parent education - declined to state75%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 5
ScienceThis School
All Students90%
Females88%
Males91%
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)89%
Non-economically disadvantaged90%
Students with no reported disability92%
Fluent-English proficient and English only90%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate100%
Parent education - declined to state95%

English Language ArtsThis School
All Students95%
Females100%
Males91%
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)95%
Non-economically disadvantaged95%
Students with no reported disability97%
Fluent-English proficient and English only95%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate100%
Parent education - declined to state90%

MathThis School
All Students86%
Females82%
Males87%
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)87%
Non-economically disadvantaged85%
Students with no reported disability86%
Fluent-English proficient and English only85%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate92%
Parent education - declined to state80%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 6
English Language ArtsThis School
All Students91%
Females84%
Males96%
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)90%
Non-economically disadvantaged91%
Students with no reported disability90%
Fluent-English proficient and English only91%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate85%
Parent education - declined to state93%

MathThis School
All Students80%
Females68%
Males89%
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)78%
Non-economically disadvantaged79%
Students with no reported disability78%
Fluent-English proficient and English only79%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate90%
Parent education - declined to state70%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7
English Language ArtsThis School
All Students100%
Females100%
Males100%
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)100%
Non-economically disadvantaged100%
Students with no reported disability100%
Fluent-English proficient and English only100%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate100%
Parent education - declined to state100%

MathThis School
All Students85%
Females76%
Males94%
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)89%
Non-economically disadvantaged85%
Students with no reported disability84%
Fluent-English proficient and English only85%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate92%
Parent education - declined to state81%

Algebra IThis School
Subgroup results not available
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 8
General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards)This School
All Students31%
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)27%
Non-economically disadvantaged31%
Students with no reported disability31%
Fluent-English proficient and English only31%

ScienceThis School
All Students62%
Females59%
Males63%
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)61%
Non-economically disadvantaged61%
Students with no reported disability61%
Fluent-English proficient and English only61%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate64%
Parent education - declined to state60%

English Language ArtsThis School
All Students88%
Females82%
Males93%
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)87%
Non-economically disadvantaged88%
Students with no reported disability89%
Fluent-English proficient and English only88%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate92%
Parent education - declined to state80%

History - Social Science Grade 8 CumulativeThis School
All Students83%
Females77%
Males89%
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)83%
Non-economically disadvantaged84%
Students with no reported disability83%
Fluent-English proficient and English only84%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate84%
Parent education - declined to state80%

Algebra IThis School
All Students97%
Females100%
Males94%
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)97%
Non-economically disadvantaged97%
Students with no reported disability97%
Fluent-English proficient and English only97%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate94%

GeometryThis School
Subgroup results not available
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the tests

  • In 2006-2007 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts and math in grades 2 through 11; science in grade 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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  CAT/6 Results
 
Scale: % at or above the 50th percentile

Grade 3

Reading
 86% (2007)
 83% (2006)
 86% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 38% in 2007.

Math
 88% (2007)
 90% (2006)
 95% (2005)
The state average for Math was 56% in 2007.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading
 93% (2007)
 92% (2006)
 92% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 47% in 2007.

Math
 90% (2007)
 92% (2006)
 97% (2005)
The state average for Math was 51% in 2007.

Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the Tests

  • In 2006-2007 California used the California Achievement Test (CAT/6) to test students in grades 3 and 7 in reading, language, spelling and math.
  • The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles.
  • The CAT/6 is a norm-referenced test, which means it measures how well students in California scored in comparison to their peers across the country.
  • The goal is for all students to score at or above the 50th percentile (the national average) on the test.

Testing in California: An Overview

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  CAT/6 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 the 50th percentile

Grade 3
ReadingThis School
All Students86%
Females84%
Males88%
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)86%
Non-economically disadvantaged88%
Students with no reported disability92%
Fluent-English proficient and English only86%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate75%
Parent education - declined to state91%

MathThis School
All Students88%
Females89%
Males88%
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)88%
Non-economically disadvantaged90%
Students with no reported disability95%
Fluent-English proficient and English only88%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate83%
Parent education - declined to state91%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

Grade 7
ReadingThis School
All Students93%
Females91%
Males95%
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)95%
Non-economically disadvantaged93%
Students with no reported disability95%
Fluent-English proficient and English only93%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate93%
Parent education - declined to state90%

MathThis School
All Students90%
Females82%
Males100%
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)92%
Non-economically disadvantaged90%
Students with no reported disability90%
Fluent-English proficient and English only90%
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate100%
Parent education - declined to state86%
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007

About the Tests

  • In 2006-2007 California used the California Achievement Test (CAT/6) to test students in grades 3 and 7 in reading, language, spelling and math.
  • The results for reading and math are displayed on GreatSchools profiles.
  • The CAT/6 is a norm-referenced test, which means it measures how well students in California scored in comparison to their peers across the country.
  • The goal is for all students to score at or above the 50th percentile (the national average) on the test.

Testing in California: An Overview  

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