Release of 2005 Base Academic Performance Index (API)
March 24, 2006
California Department of Education (CDE) released the 2005 Academic
Performance Index (API) Base reports on March 21st. These reports provide the
2005 base API scores and growth targets for 2006-07. API results are reported
twice a year: a base API after the first of the year and corresponding growth
API in the fall. This measures growth of a school in a year.
New in 2005 Base API
The methodology for calculating the 2005 API Base has changed from last
year in the following two areas:
- Addition of two new subgroups, English learners and students with
disabilities.
- Addition of six new variables in the determination of similar schools
ranks
- Percent of enrollments in grades or grade spans
- Percentage of students in gifted and talented education program (GATE)
- Percentage of students with disabilities
- Percentage of Reclassified Fluent-English-Proficient (RFEP) students
- Percentage of migrant education students
- Percentage of students in reduced class size for full day
Santa Clara County Compared to California (CA)
- SCC median Base 2005 API was 773 compared to 709 statewide (Figure
1 - PDF).
- SCC median Base API has increased since 2000 from 747 to 773 presently; 26
points (Figure 1 - PDF).
- SCC elementary and middle out performed the state, but state high schools
are performing better than SCC (Figure 2 - PDF).
- 41 percent of SCC schools (152 of 370) have a 2005 Base API at or above
800, compared to 27% statewide (2,135 of 8,050) (Figure
3 - PDF).
- SCC district median Base API 2005 was higher than districts in the state,
781 compared to 729 (Figure 4 - PDF).
- Overall SCC African American, Asian, Hispanic, White, Socioeconomically
Disadvantaged and English Learner subgroups had higher median API when
compared to the state; however; CA Filipino and Students with Disabilities
API were higher than those SCC subgroups (Figure 5
- PDF).
Three of the Top 10 Performing Schools in the State Are From Santa
Clara County
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1. Faria Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
999 |
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2. Millikin Elementary |
Santa Clara Unified |
998 |
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3. Murdock-Portal Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
982 |
Statewide Schools Ranked 10
Statewide there are 794 schools ranked 10; 11% (84 of 794) are in Santa
Clara County.
Summary of Results for Santa Clara County Schools
- 16% of SCC schools (56 of 345) fall in decile 1-3 compared 21% in 2002 (76
of 359) (Figure 6 - PDF).
- Elementary and middle schools have made significant growth in median APIs
from 2000 Base API to 2005 Base API with elementary gaining 50 points, and
middle 51 points. High schools dropped 31 points (Figure
7 - PDF).
- There continues to be a gap between White, Asian and Filipino performance
compared to African American, Hispanic, and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
subgroups: Asian 897, White 859, Filipino 789, English Learner 692,
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged 686, Hispanic 673, African American 634 and
Students with Disabilities 487 (Figure 8 - PDF).
Three Top Performing Santa Clara County Districts
|
1. Los Altos Elementary |
949 |
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2. Saratoga Union Elementary |
941 |
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3. Cupertino Union School |
920 |
Three Top Performing Santa Clara County Schools by Level
|
Elementary schools |
|
1. Faria Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
999 |
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2. Millikin Elementary |
Santa Clara Unified |
998 |
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3. Murdock-Portal Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
982 |
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Middle schools |
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1. Blach (Georgina P.) Intermediate |
Los Altos Elementary |
952 |
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2. Kennedy (John F.) Middle |
Cupertino Union |
948 |
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3. Egan (Ardis G.) Intermediate |
Los Altos Elementary |
947 |
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High Schools |
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1. Monta Vista High |
Fremont Union High |
924 |
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2. Saratoga High |
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union |
914 |
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3. Lynbrook High |
Fremont Union High |
895 |
New Analysis Beginning with Base 2005 API Release
Standards and Assessment will begin with the BASE 2005 API release
analyzing data with and without small and charter schools included in the
analysis. The increasing number of charter schools, and an occasional district
converting to charter school organizations, has changed the profile of county
statistics sufficiently that the analysis must adjust to keep up with this
trend. Beginning with the BASE 2005 API release, and continuing for a few years,
we will prepare an analysis showing how Santa Clara County schools performed
compared to California statewide using two approaches: first, data will be
analyzed with all small and charter schools filtered out of the data set;
second, all data will be included in the analysis.
The following differences between the data sets exemplify the need for an
adjustment.
| |
Results with Charter and Small Schools |
Results without Charter and Small Schools |
|
Districts Median Base API |
781 |
781 |
|
Schools Median Base API |
773 |
781 |
|
Number of schools above 800 API |
152 of 370 |
141 of 324 |
|
Percent of schools above 800 API |
41% |
44% |
Santa Clara County Schools Excluding Charter and Small Schools With API
Scores Over 800
|
|
District |
2005 Base API |
|
Faria Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
999 |
|
Millikin Elementary |
Santa Clara Unified |
998 |
|
Murdock-Portal Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
982 |
|
Hoover (Herbert) Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
975 |
|
Almond Elementary |
Los Altos Elementary |
967 |
|
Loyola Elementary |
Los Altos Elementary |
965 |
|
Regnart Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
964 |
|
Blue Hills Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
964 |
|
Oak Avenue Elementary |
Los Altos Elementary |
964 |
|
Argonaut Elementary |
Saratoga Union Elementary |
964 |
|
Covington Elementary |
Los Altos Elementary |
963 |
|
Dilworth Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
960 |
|
Springer Elementary |
Los Altos Elementary |
960 |
|
Saratoga Elementary |
Saratoga Union Elementary |
958 |
|
Williams Elementary |
San Jose Unified |
956 |
|
Garden Gate Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
955 |
|
Blach (Georgina P.) Intermediate |
Los Altos Elementary |
952 |
|
Huff (Frank L.) Elementary |
Mountain View-Whisman Elementary |
950 |
|
Lincoln Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
948 |
|
Smith (James Franklin) Elementary |
Evergreen Elementary |
948 |
|
Duveneck Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
948 |
|
Kennedy (John F.) Middle |
Cupertino Union |
948 |
|
Montclaire Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
947 |
|
Egan (Ardis G.) Intermediate |
Los Altos Elementary |
947 |
|
Collins Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
945 |
|
Stocklmeir (Louis V.) Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
944 |
|
Silver Oak Elementary |
Evergreen Elementary |
942 |
|
Miller (Joaquin) Middle |
Cupertino Union |
942 |
|
Stevens Creek Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
941 |
|
Addison Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
940 |
|
Nixon (Lucille M.) Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
940 |
|
Eaton (C.B.) Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
939 |
|
Santa Rita Elementary |
Los Altos Elementary |
939 |
|
Redwood Middle |
Saratoga Union Elementary |
932 |
|
Meyerholz Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
928 |
|
Hays (Walter) Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
926 |
|
Foothill Elementary |
Saratoga Union Elementary |
926 |
|
Terman Middle |
Palo Alto Unified |
925 |
|
Matsumoto (Tom) Elementary |
Evergreen Elementary |
924 |
|
Monta Vista High |
Fremont Union High |
924 |
|
West Valley Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
923 |
|
Graystone Elementary |
San Jose Unified |
921 |
|
Cherry Chase Elementary |
Sunnyvale Elementary |
917 |
|
Guadalupe Elementary |
Union Elementary |
917 |
|
Country Lane Elementary |
Moreland Elementary |
916 |
|
Saratoga High |
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union |
914 |
|
Blossom Hill Elementary |
Los Gatos Union Elementary |
913 |
|
Ohlone Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
913 |
|
Palo Verde Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
913 |
|
Daves Avenue Elementary |
Los Gatos Union Elementary |
911 |
|
Simonds Elementary |
San Jose Unified |
908 |
|
El Carmelo Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
906 |
|
Marshall Lane Elementary |
Campbell Union Elementary |
905 |
|
Jordan (David Starr) Middle |
Palo Alto Unified |
905 |
|
Baker (Gussie M.) Elementary |
Moreland Elementary |
903 |
|
Los Alamitos Elementary |
San Jose Unified |
903 |
|
Fairmeadow Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
900 |
|
Cupertino Middle |
Cupertino Union |
898 |
|
English (C. T.) Middle |
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary |
898 |
|
Clark (Carolyn A.) Elementary |
Evergreen Elementary |
897 |
|
Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle |
Palo Alto Unified |
896 |
|
Lynbrook High |
Fremont Union High |
895 |
|
Raymond J. Fisher Middle |
Los Gatos Union Elementary |
893 |
|
Muir Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
892 |
|
Evergreen Elementary |
Evergreen Elementary |
891 |
|
Harte (Bret) Middle |
San Jose Unified |
891 |
|
Louise Van Meter Elementary |
Los Gatos Union Elementary |
888 |
|
Noddin Elementary |
Union Elementary |
887 |
|
Escondido Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
886 |
|
Palo Alto High |
Palo Alto Unified |
886 |
|
Eisenhower Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
885 |
|
Gunn (Henry M.) High |
Palo Alto Unified |
885 |
|
Ruskin Elementary |
Berryessa Union Elementary |
884 |
|
Booksin Elementary |
San Jose Unified |
882 |
|
Los Gatos High |
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union |
880 |
|
Sakamoto Elementary |
Oak Grove Elementary |
879 |
|
Briones (Juana) Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
878 |
|
Loma Prieta Elementary |
Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary |
876 |
|
Bagby Elementary |
Cambrian Elementary |
874 |
|
Bubb (Benjamin) Elementary |
Mountain View-Whisman Elementary |
873 |
|
Cumberland Elementary |
Sunnyvale Elementary |
872 |
|
Curtner Elementary |
Milpitas Unified |
871 |
|
Nordstrom Elementary |
Morgan Hill Unified |
870 |
|
Carlton Elementary |
Union Elementary |
868 |
|
Sedgwick Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
867 |
|
Pomeroy (Marshall) Elementary |
Milpitas Unified |
867 |
|
Payne (George C.) Elementary |
Moreland Elementary |
865 |
|
Latimer Elementary |
Moreland Elementary |
864 |
|
Laurelwood Elementary |
Santa Clara Unified |
864 |
|
Randol (James) Elementary |
San Jose Unified |
862 |
|
Leland High |
San Jose Unified |
862 |
|
Alta Vista Elementary |
Union Elementary |
861 |
|
Barron Park Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
854 |
|
Oster Elementary |
Union Elementary |
852 |
|
Norwood Creek Elementary |
Evergreen Elementary |
845 |
|
Hacienda Science/Environmental Mag |
San Jose Unified |
845 |
|
Oak Ridge Elementary |
Oak Grove Elementary |
844 |
|
Sinnott (John) Elementary |
Milpitas Unified |
844 |
|
Washington Elementary |
Santa Clara Unified |
843 |
|
Chaboya Middle |
Evergreen Elementary |
843 |
|
Aprea (Luigi) Elementary |
Gilroy Unified |
842 |
|
Forest Hill Elementary |
Campbell Union Elementary |
841 |
|
Easterbrook Elementary |
Moreland Elementary |
841 |
|
Laurelwood Elementary |
Evergreen Elementary |
839 |
|
Rolling Hills Middle |
Campbell Union Elementary |
839 |
|
Hyde (Warren E.) Middle |
Cupertino Union |
838 |
|
De Vargas Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
835 |
|
Millbrook Elementary |
Evergreen Elementary |
835 |
|
Valle Vista Elementary |
Mt. Pleasant Elementary |
835 |
|
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary |
Oak Grove Elementary |
834 |
|
Capri Elementary |
Campbell Union Elementary |
832 |
|
Reed Elementary |
San Jose Unified |
832 |
|
Zanker (Pearl) Elementary |
Milpitas Unified |
832 |
|
Landels (Edith) Elementary |
Mountain View-Whisman Elementary |
831 |
|
Union Middle |
Union Elementary |
831 |
|
Paradise Valley/Machado Elementary |
Morgan Hill Unified |
830 |
|
Homestead High |
Fremont Union High |
824 |
|
Sutter Elementary |
Santa Clara Unified |
823 |
|
Noble Elementary |
Berryessa Union Elementary |
822 |
|
Castro (Elvira) Middle |
Moreland Elementary |
822 |
|
Russell (Thomas) Junior High |
Milpitas Unified |
822 |
|
Ponderosa Elementary |
Santa Clara Unified |
820 |
|
Mountain View High |
Mountain View-Los Altos Union |
819 |
|
Bracher Elementary |
Santa Clara Unified |
817 |
|
Glider Elementary |
Oak Grove Elementary |
815 |
|
Cupertino High |
Fremont Union High |
814 |
|
Dartmouth Middle |
Union Elementary |
814 |
|
Evergreen Valley High |
East Side Union High |
813 |
|
Nimitz Elementary |
Cupertino Union |
812 |
|
Quimby Oak Intermediate |
Evergreen Elementary |
812 |
|
Schallenberger Elementary |
San Jose Unified |
811 |
|
Parkview Elementary |
Oak Grove Elementary |
807 |
|
Lietz Elementary |
Union Elementary |
805 |
|
Northwood Elementary |
Berryessa Union Elementary |
804 |
|
Spangler (Anthony) Elementary |
Milpitas Unified |
803 |
|
Burnett (William) Elementary |
Milpitas Unified |
803 |
|
Carson (Rachel) Elementary |
San Jose Unified |
802 |
|
Holly Oak Elementary |
Evergreen Elementary |
801 |
|
Cedar Grove Elementary |
Evergreen Elementary |
800 |
|
Ledesma (Rita) Elementary |
Oak Grove Elementary |
800 |
|
Castillero Middle |
San Jose Unified |
800 |
Santa Clara County Schools Ranked 10 Statewide and Ranked 10 Among
Similar Schools.
|
School |
District |
2005 Base API |
|
Faria Elementary |
Cupertino Union School |
999 |
|
Millikin Elementary |
Santa Clara Unified |
998 |
|
Murdock-Portal Elementary School |
Cupertino Union School |
982 |
|
Hoover (Herbert) Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
975 |
|
Almond Elementary |
Los Altos Elementary |
967 |
|
Loyola Elementary |
Los Altos Elementary |
965 |
|
Oak Avenue Elementary |
Los Altos Elementary |
964 |
|
Covington Elementary |
Los Altos Elementary |
963 |
|
Springer Elementary |
Los Altos Elementary |
960 |
|
Blach (Georgina P.) Intermediate |
Los Altos Elementary |
952 |
|
Huff (Frank L.) Elementary |
Mountain View-Whisman Elementary |
950 |
|
Duveneck Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
948 |
|
Kennedy (John F.) Middle |
Cupertino Union School |
948 |
|
Egan (Ardis G.) Intermediate |
Los Altos Elementary |
947 |
|
Miller (Joaquin) Middle |
Cupertino Union School |
942 |
|
Addison Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
940 |
|
Nixon (Lucille M.) Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
940 |
|
Santa Rita Elementary |
Los Altos Elementary |
939 |
|
Hays (Walter) Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
926 |
|
Terman Middle |
Palo Alto Unified |
925 |
|
Monta Vista High |
Fremont Union High |
924 |
|
Saratoga High |
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union |
914 |
|
Ohlone Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
913 |
|
Palo Verde Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
913 |
|
El Carmelo Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
906 |
|
Jordan (David Starr) Middle |
Palo Alto Unified |
905 |
|
Baker (Gussie M.) Elementary |
Moreland Elementary |
903 |
|
Fairmeadow Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
900 |
|
Stanford (Jane Lathrop) Middle |
Palo Alto Unified |
896 |
|
Escondido Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
886 |
|
Palo Alto High |
Palo Alto Unified |
886 |
|
Los Gatos High |
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union |
880 |
Santa Clara County Charter and Small Schools With API Scores Over 800
|
Bullis Charter |
Santa Clara County Office of Ed |
973 |
|
Lakeside Elementary |
Lakeside Joint Elementary |
915 |
|
Lexington Elementary |
Los Gatos Union Elementary |
914 |
|
KIPP Heartwood Academy |
Alum Rock Union Elementary |
900 |
|
Fammatre Elementary |
Cambrian Elementary |
877 |
|
Sartorette Charter |
Cambrian Elementary |
870 |
|
Montebello Elementary |
Montebello Elementary |
856 |
|
Price Charter Middle |
Cambrian Elementary |
835 |
|
Village |
Campbell Union Elementary |
832 |
|
Charter School of Morgan Hill |
Morgan Hill Unified |
831 |
|
Farnham Charter |
Cambrian Elementary |
822 |
Schools That Did Not Receive a 2005 API Base Score
|
School Name |
District Name |
Flag |
|
Adair Community Day |
Sunnyvale Elementary |
4 |
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San Jose Community Middle |
San Jose Unified |
4 |
|
San Jose Community High |
San Jose Unified |
4 |
|
Gunderson Plus (Continuation) |
San Jose Unified |
4 |
|
Community Career Academy (Cont.) |
San Jose Unified |
4 |
|
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford |
Palo Alto Unified |
4 |
|
Greendell Elementary |
Palo Alto Unified |
4 |
|
Moffett High (Alter.) |
Mountain View-Los Altos Union |
4 |
|
Advent Academy |
Morgan Hill Unified |
4 |
|
Gilroy Adult Education |
Gilroy Unified |
4 |
|
Gilroy Community Day |
Gilroy Unified |
4 |
|
Community Day |
Fremont Union High |
4 |
|
San Jose Conservation Corps Charter |
East Side Union High |
4 |
|
California Youth Outreach Academy |
East Side Union High |
4 |
|
Escuela Popular/Center for Training |
East Side Union High |
1 |
|
McAuliffe (Christa) Elementary |
Cupertino Union School |
3 |
|
Camden Community Day |
Campbell Union High |
4 |
|
Berryessa Union Elem. Alter. Education |
Berryessa Union Elementary |
4 |
|
Mt. Hamilton Elementary |
Alum Rock Union Elementary |
4 |
|
Juvenile Hall |
Santa Clara Co. Off. of Education |
4 |
|
Alternative Placement Academy |
Santa Clara Co. Off. of Education |
4 |
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Flag Value |
Flag Definition |
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1 |
The school's proportion of students excused at parent request compared
to its Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program enrollment on the
first day of testing is equal to or greater than 10 percent. When a
school's proportion of parental waivers is equal to or greater than 10 but
less than 20 percent, the California Department of Education conducts
standard statistical tests to check whether the pupils tested at the
school were representative of the entire school's population. This school
failed the statistical test or its proportion of parental waivers in 2005
was 20 percent or greater, therefore, the school does not have a valid
2005 API Base. |
|
2 |
This school (or the district on behalf of the school) has certified to
the California Department of Education that an irregularity in testing
procedure occurred during the Spring 2005 testing. Therefore, a 2005 API
Base will not be reported for this school. |
|
3 |
2005 Base API cannot be reported because for at least one STAR content
area used in API calculations, this school failed to test a significant
portion of students who were not exempt from testing in 2005. |
|
4 |
In 2005, this school had fewer than 11 valid STAR test scores. |
|
5 |
2005 Base API is not reported for this school because CDE is currently
reviewing the 2005 STAR or CAHSEE results. CDE will either publish the API
for this school or provide a specific reason for invalidating the API when
the investigation is complete. |
|
6 |
This school is currently changing data. Their API is scheduled for
release in June 2006. |
Date last updated: March 28, 2006
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