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Petaluma Schools % Tested API State Similar %EL %ED PETALUMA CITY ELEMENTARY Elementary Schools Grant 99 837 10 6 1 n/a Mary Collins 95 731 8 1 1 n/a McDowell 88 679 7 6 22 6 McKinley 97 612 5 5 25 10 McNear 97 733 8 1 0 1 Penngrove 99 837 10 6 1 n/a Valley Vista 100 732 8 5 13 4 PETALUMA JOINT UNION HIGH Middle Schools Kenilworth Jr. High 96 703 7 4 9 14 Petaluma Jr. High 96 747 9 6 3 n/a High Schools Casa Grande 90 650 7 2 2 n/a Petaluma High 93 709 8 8 6 n/a OLD ADOBE UNION Elementary Schools Bernard Eldredge 93 718 8 7 14 16 La Tercera 100 715 8 5 11 12 Miwok Valley 95 730 8 8 10 18 Old Adobe 95 801 9 9 9 12 Sonoma Mountain 100 796 9 2 6 3 CINNABAR Elementary Schools Cinnabar 100 690 7 2 11 28 LIBERTY Elementary Schools Liberty 100 821 10 10 9 n/a WAUGH Elementary Schools Corona Creek 100 808 9 10 9 13 Meadow 98 825 10 9 5 12 WILMAR Elementary Schools Wilson 97 683 7 4 11 23
How to read the six columns in the chart: 1. "%Tested" is the state's calculation of the percent of a school's student body that took the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) test last spring. 2. "API" is the school's Academic Performance Index, a score of between 200 and 1,000 based on the STAR test. 3. Based on its API, each school was grouped with other schools who performed similarly. Each group was given a state ranking: a "1" represents those schools which scored in the bottom 10 percent; a "10" represents those schools which scored in the 90 to 99 percent level. 4. Using eight factors, the state determined which schools were "similar" and compared them to one another, ranking them in 10 levels. Once again, a "1" represents a low score and a "10" represents a high score. 5. This number represents the percentage of children who were tested who are English language-learners. 6. This number represents the percentage of students who are economically disadvantaged. Source: Petaluma Argus-Courier, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000 |
