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PRESS RELEASE PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 25 Churchill Avenue • Palo Alto, CA 94306 Telephone: (650) 329-3737 • FAX: (650) 321-3810
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 29, 2013 Contact:
Diana Wilmot, Ph. D. Coordinator, Research and Evaluation
[email protected]
Tabitha Kappeler-Hurley Communications Coordinator (408) 396-7952
Palo Alto Unified School District’s 2013 Growth API
PALO ALTO, CA - On August 29, 2013, the California Department of Education (CDE) released the 2013 Growth Academic Performance Index (API) report. The Palo Alto Unified School District Research, Evaluation & Assessment Department prepared the following analysis of the 2013 Growth API data for your review. The Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 established the API as part of a state accountability system. The API is a numeric index between 200 and 1000 which reflects school-wide and district-wide performance on tests in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE). The State Board of Education (SBE) has established an API score of 800 as the target to which all schools should aspire. Each school has its own API Growth Target, and the target depends on the school’s 2012 Base API. The 2013 Growth API is compared to the 2012 Base API to determine whether schools met their targets. API Growth Targets must be met school wide and by all student groups including ethnic subgroups and Socio-economically Disadvantaged, English Language Learners, and Students with Disabilities. PAUSD is proud of the significant growth demonstrated in the Socio-economically Disadvantaged, African American, and Students with Disabilities subgroups. These groups increased well above the state level of achievement. Key findings for the 2013 Growth API include: o In 2013, PAUSD saw a slight decrease in API from 933 (2012 Base API) to 932 (2013 Growth API), which mirrors the state and county changes. o In 2013, PAUSD saw the greatest API gains across the sub groups representing students who are Socioeconomically Disadvantaged, African-American and Students with Disabilities. o In 2013, all of PAUSD’s underrepresented subgroups outperformed their peers across the state. o Seven PAUSD schools demonstrated an increase between their 2012 Base API and their 2013 Growth API, with the greatest gain at Ohlone Elementary, up 26 API points. o Terman Middle School and JLS Middle School posted a record high API this year and are in the top 50 Middle Schools Statewide. o Gunn and Palo Alto High Schools continue in the top 50 High Schools Statewide list. o PAUSD continues to be one of the top ten K-12 school districts in the state.
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Please see charts and graphs illustrating points within this press release below.
2013 Growth API for Underrepresented Subgroups Palo Alto Unified and California 800
700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 AfricanAmerican
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
Hispanic
English Learners
Students with Disabilities
PAUSD
761
768
795
850
734
State
707
745
743
720
615
2012 Base API
2013 Growth API
933
2012-13 District Results Palo Alto Unified Numerically Significant Subgroups African American Asian Hispanic or Latino White, not Hispanic Socioeconomically Disadvantaged English Learners Students with Disabilities
932
2012-2013 API Growth -1
Students tested 9,247
745 978 789 941
761 976 795 941
16 -2 6 0
225 3,151 951 4,211
753
768
15
875
851 703
850 734
-1 31
1,064 988
Page 3 Palo Alto Unified Base and Growth API 2007 to 2013 1000 950 934
API
900
912 912
910
918
915 920
919 925
925 926
933 932
926
850 800
State Performance Target = 800
750 700
2007
2008
2009 Base
2012-13 District Results Palo Alto Unified Elementary Schools Addison Barron Park Duveneck El Carmelo Escondido Fairmeadow Herbert Hoover Juana Briones Lucile M. Nixon Ohlone Palo Verde Walter Hays Middle Schools Jordan JLS Terman High Schools Gunn Palo Alto
2010
2011
2012
2013
Growth
2012 Base API
2013 Growth API
2012-2013 API Growth
933
932
-1
945 877 974 959 937 952 995 942 956 920 959 930
948 870 956 944 927 953 987 941 955 946 961 934
3 -7 -18 -15 -10 1 -8 -1 -1 26 2 4
947 937 960
934 942 968
-13 5 8
918 906
917 905
-1 -1
Page 4 Santa Clara County Middle Schools Ranked in the Top 50 Statewide
Middle School John F. Kennedy Middle Joaquin Miller Middle Sam H. Lawson Middle Ardis G. Egan Junior High Terman Middle Redwood Middle Georgina P. Blach Junior High Chaboya Middle Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
District Cupertino Union Cupertino Union Cupertino Union Los Altos Elementary Palo Alto Unified Saratoga Union Elementary Los Altos Elementary Evergreen Elementary
2012 Base API 985 987 983 981 960 979 971 947
2013 Growth API 986 983 979 976 968 965 957 950
Top 50 M.S. Rank Statewide 1 4 5 9 13 14 23 30
937
942
42
Palo Alto Unified
Santa Clara County High Schools Ranked in the Top 50 Statewide
High School Monta Vista High Lynbrook High Saratoga High Dr. T. J. Owens Gilroy Early College Academy Henry M. Gunn High Cupertino High Palo Alto High
District Fremont Union High Fremont Union High Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union
2012 Base API 957 946
2013 Growth API 956 942
Top 50 H.S. Rank Statewide 4 8
932
938
9
931 918 900 906
932 917 906 905
16 31 45 47
Gilroy Unified Palo Alto Unified Fremont Union High Palo Alto Unified
School Districts Ranked in the Top 10 Statewide 2012-13 District Results San Marino Unified La Canada Unified Sunol Glen Unified Manhattan Beach Unifi Piedmont City Unified Palo Alto Unified Arcadia Unified Oak Park Unified Palos Verdes Peninsula Irvine Unified
2012 Base API
2013 Growth API
2012-2013 API Growth
Students tested
955 952 936 940 940 933 931 934 924 926
953 947 935 935 933 932 929 927 924 924
-2 -5 -1 -5 -7 -1 -2 -7 0 -2
2,456 3,184 202 5,136 1,991 9,247 7,359 3,512 9,093 21,385
Page 5 The 20 Santa Clara County Elementary Schools with the Largest Gains in API
Elementary School Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary Jackson Academy of Music and Math (JAMM) Voices College-Bound Language Academy Almaden Elementary Vargas Elementary Barrett Elementary Robert F. Kennedy Elementary Ohlone Elementary Lyndale Elementary Stevenson Elementary Rosemary Elementary Rucker Elementary William R. Rogers Elementary Blackford Elementary Del Roble Elementary Cadwallader Elementary George Mayne Elementary Lynhaven Elementary Frank L. Huff Elementary A. J. Dorsa Elementary
2012 Base API 770
2013 Growth API 825
Change 55
Morgan Hill Unified
751
793
42
Franklin-McKinley Elementary San Jose Unified Sunnyvale Morgan Hill Unified Franklin-McKinley Elementary Palo Alto Unified Alum Rock Union Elementary Mountain View Whisman Campbell Union Gilroy Unified Alum Rock Union Elementary Campbell Union Oak Grove Elementary Evergreen Elementary Santa Clara Unified Campbell Union Mountain View Whisman Alum Rock Union Elementary
859 773 743 757 773 920 769 915 811 781 781 760 769 877 822 790 941 763
896 807 776 788 800 946 794 939 835 805 805 784 788 895 840 808 958 780
37 34 33 31 27 26 25 24 24 24 24 24 19 18 18 18 17 17
District Franklin-McKinley Elementary
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