California Assessment Program Test Scores : HOW TO READ THE SCORES

Districts are in boldface; individual schools are in lighter face. Scores for magnet programs, continuation schools and other schools with small numbers of students have been omitted.

This year seniors took a revised, more difficult version of the CAP reading and mathematics test. The test also was scored differently this year. Instead of the percentage of correct answers, scores were reported on a scale from 100 to about 400 for each test. The average score statewide was 250, on both the math and the reading portions. For example, ABC Unified School District had a districtwide score of 258 in reading, slightly above the state average, and a score of 273 in math, which is well above the statewide average.

A school’s reading and math scores are ranked with all other schools, from a low of 1 to a high of 99 and a median rank of 50. Thus, ABC Unified has a rank of 54 in reading and 73 in math, which means it scored slightly higher than the median in reading and significantly higher than the median in math.

“% AFDC” is the percentage of area parents who receive benefits from the federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children program and gives an indication of the school’s socioeconomic standing. The statewide average for the proportion AFDC families in a school is 9.9%.

“% LEP” is the percentage of the school’s students who are limited-English-proficient, which means they are not native English speakers and are not yet fluent in English. The average California school has 5.1% LEP students.

According to Department of Education officials, this year’s individual school scores cannot be compared to past scores because of changes in both the test itself and the method of scoring.

This year, spelling was included in the reading score; the writing section is being changed and in the future will include evaluation of a writing sample.

SAMPLE MATH QUESTIONS

At the beginning of the day, a soft drink machine is supplied with 50 cans and 85 cents. Sodas cost 45 cents each. At the end of the day, $15.25 is in the machine. Which of the following processes should be used to determine the number of sodas sold that day?

A. Divide

B. Multiply

C. Subtract, then multiply

D. Subtract, then divide

Two organizations have memberships of 150 and 300. Together they are to send 48 delegates to a convention in proportion to their memberships. Which shows the number of delegates the two organizations should send?

A. 12 and 36

B. 15 and 30

C. 16 and 32

D. 24 and 24

A map carries the following directions. Start at point G (0,0), proceed due east to point W, (5,0). Looking toward the northwest, you will see a lone, tall tree at point T (0,12). The treasure is at point X, equidistant from W and T. What are the coordinates of X?

A. (0,6)

B. (2.5,0)

C. (2.5,6)

D. (6,2.5)

Answers: 1. D, 2. C, 3. C

California Assessment Program Test Scores

Reading Math Background School Score Rank Score Rank % AFDC % LEP LOS ANGELES COUNTY ABC Unified 258 54 273 73 4.7 9.0 Cerritos 261 58 270 69 1.5 5.0 Artesia 202 16 239 40 13.3 21.1 Whitney 407 99 416 99 0.0 0.0 Gahr 255 53 268 66 3.6 7.5 Alhambra 226 27 245 43 25.8 12.3 Alhambra 226 30 237 38 21.5 0.0 Mark Keppel 216 24 250 50 32.9 25.7 San Gabriel 237 38 250 50 25.0 16.0 Antelope Valley 230 31 228 29 8.1 0.3 Antelope Valley 246 46 242 43 10.1 0.8 Palmdale 198 13 203 14 8.5 0.0 Quartz Hill 247 47 240 41 5.8 0.0 Arcadia Unified 283 77 293 89 1.4 2.1 Arcadia 284 76 295 86 1.4 2.1 Azusa Unified 202 15 212 18 10.9 2.4 Azusa 216 24 221 25 12.5 4.8 Gladstone 189 10 203 14 9.3 0.0 Baldwin Park 231 33 227 27 14.9 6.6 Baldwin Park 227 31 232 34 14.7 5.3 Sierra Vista 234 36 222 26 16.0 9.2 Bassett Unified 191 3 204 3 13.6 16.7 Bassett 197 13 210 17 15.0 18.4 Bellflower Unified 222 25 215 18 7.3 5.1 Bellflower 217 25 231 33 12.8 12.2 Mayfair 237 38 219 23 4.9 0.8 Beverly Hills Unified 300 87 315 95 0.6 3.1 Beverly Hills High 300 86 315 92 0.6 3.2 Bonita Unified 251 50 254 51 3.3 1.6 Bonita 261 58 248 48 3.0 1.3 San Dimas 244 44 264 62 4.0 2.1 Burbank Unified 252 51 244 42 3.8 1.2 Burbank 240 41 238 38 4.1 2.1 Burroughs 265 61 251 51 3.7 0.3 Centinela Valley 215 18 211 17 14.4 1.2 Hawthorne 229 32 218 22 10.1 1.1 Leuzinger 202 16 204 15 18.8 1.3 Charter Oak Unified 251 50 237 36 3.3 0.6 Charter Oak 250 50 238 38 3.4 0.6 Claremont Unified 301 87 291 88 3.0 0.0 Claremont 304 88 299 88 3.3 0.0 Compton Unified 146 1 135 1 47.0 1.0 Centennial 130 1 127 1 48.0 0.0 Compton 171 6 145 1 51.3 0.0 Dominguez 144 2 135 1 44.3 2.2 Los Angeles County 360 99 280 78 0.0 2.2 Performing Arts 360 98 280 76 0.0 2.2 Covina-Valley 245 47 238 37 4.9 1.0 Covina 236 37 232 34 3.9 2.1 Northview 247 47 235 36 6.3 0.0 South Hills 256 54 249 49 4.8 0.9 Culver City Unified 255 52 246 45 4.7 16.2 Culver City 258 55 248 48 4.9 16.8 Downey Unified 259 55 259 57 5.8 3.8 Downey 242 42 250 50 6.8 4.4 Warren 280 74 273 71 5.0 3.2 Duarte Unified 197 4 198 2 14.5 7.9 Duarte 198 13 199 13 14.7 8.1 El Monte Union 206 16 210 17 17.9 18.2 Arroyo 238 39 221 25 11.6 6.5 El Monte 199 14 219 23 25.4 24.7 Mountain View 189 10 203 14 21.6 25.7 Rosemead 191 11 197 12 15.3 19.1 El Rancho Unified 203 15 202 3 12.5 2.6 El Rancho 203 17 203 14 12.7 2.6 El Segundo Unified 280 75 257 53 1.5 0.0 El Segundo 294 82 270 69 1.7 0.0 Glendale Unified 248 49 261 61 7.2 12.9 Crescenta Valley 260 57 269 67 1.6 4.3 Glendale 244 44 270 69 11.4 20.1 Hoover 247 47 252 51 8.5 14.2 Glendora Unified 280 75 306 93 1.9 0.7 Glendora 287 78 313 92 2.0 0.8 Hacienda La Puente 249 50 260 58 6.9 5.9 La Puente High 215 23 223 27 13.8 8.9 Los Altos 280 74 282 78 3.4 6.0 Glen A. Wilson 267 64 289 83 3.2 5.8 William Workman 207 19 219 23 12.5 2.8 Inglewood Unified 188 2 171 1 23.8 0.2 Inglewood 187 9 167 4 16.6 0.3 Morningside 188 9 176 6 37.9 0.0 La Canada Unified 302 90 309 94 0.5 0.4 La Canada 305 88 311 92 0.5 0.4 Las Virgenes Unified 320 96 309 94 0.1 0.8 Agoura High 320 93 320 94 0.1 1.5 Calabasas High 328 95 302 90 0.1 0.0 Long Beach Unified 219 22 222 23 21.2 4.8 Avalon 222 28 195 11 4.9 7.7 Jordan 217 25 187 9 22.7 0.0 Lakewood 209 20 215 19 10.4 5.0 Millikan 196 13 220 24 17.7 13.1 Polytechnic 238 39 245 46 33.7 3.0 Wilson 231 34 235 36 22.1 2.8 Los Angeles Unified 202 15 208 16 16.0 5.8 Banning 179 7 171 5 14.2 1.0 Bell 181 8 178 7 27.5 8.3 Belmont 155 3 176 6 31.6 3.2 Birmingham 217 25 222 26 5.4 0.9 Canoga Park 217 25 235 36 6.5 8.5 Carson 189 10 183 8 7.3 0.6 Chatsworth 248 48 254 53 2.1 2.4 Cleveland 197 13 209 16 7.8 7.8 Crenshaw 155 3 152 2 40.4 0.0 Dorsey 159 4 144 1 41.9 0.8 Eagle Rock 226 30 227 30 10.2 5.3 El Camino Real 264 60 284 80 0.9 1.0 Fairfax 230 32 241 41 11.3 5.1 Franklin 159 4 168 4 26.8 0.0 Fremont 120 1 135 1 86.4 17.3 Gardena 190 11 198 12 8.5 0.0 Garfield 173 6 185 9 27.3 9.0 Granada Hills 243 43 259 57 1.1 4.1 Grant 217 25 246 47 4.1 10.7 Hamilton 200 15 199 13 22.1 0.7 Hollywood 161 4 174 5 26.9 22.7 Huntington Park 160 4 164 3 18.4 18.2 Jefferson 121 1 130 1 48.6 3.7 Jordan 134 1 146 1 92.8 6.3 Lincoln 163 5 182 7 36.4 17.2 Locke 140 2 141 1 69.9 0.0 Los Angeles 168 5 172 5 27.1 10.7 Manual Arts 127 1 135 1 57.3 13.2 Marshall 200 15 221 25 14.0 10.0 Monroe 215 23 226 29 8.8 7.7 Narbonne 224 29 232 34 10.6 3.6 North Hollywood 212 21 220 24 10.4 2.4 Palisades 250 50 263 61 0.1 1.6 Ramona 177 7 137 1 0.0 0.0 Reseda 211 21 219 23 6.0 0.0 Roosevelt 148 2 160 3 27.6 20.6 San Fernando 156 3 148 2 17.3 11.2 San Pedro 227 31 221 25 8.6 3.9 South Gate 193 11 187 9 17.5 0.0 Sylmar 190 11 178 7 10.0 8.2 Taft 246 46 267 65 1.9 1.8 University 253 52 249 49 1.6 3.6 Van Nuys 216 24 225 28 13.1 11.2 Venice 214 23 236 37 14.4 6.6 Verdugo Hills 202 16 222 26 6.0 5.5 Washington 138 1 127 1 52.9 7.0 Westchester 229 32 217 21 3.7 1.5 Wilson 176 7 196 11 17.2 6.6 Kennedy 214 23 225 28 4.2 1.7 Lynwood Unified 171 1 151 1 22.6 1.7 Lynwood High 171 6 151 2 22.7 1.7 Monrovia Unified 264 60 242 41 13.9 1.2 Monrovia High 265 61 246 47 14.8 1.2 Montebello Unified 210 18 207 5 19.5 8.9 Schurr 235 37 257 55 13.6 6.3 Bell Gardens 206 19 177 6 26.8 9.1 Montebello 190 11 192 10 19.8 12.4 Norwalk-La Mirada 216 19 224 24 10.9 9.1 Glenn 191 11 188 10 18.0 18.3 La Mirada 244 44 272 70 4.4 5.9 Norwalk 212 21 208 16 12.4 3.4 Palos Verdes 350 98 348 99 0.0 1.8 Miraleste 334 96 343 97 0.2 0.5 Palos Verdes 338 97 346 98 0.0 3.9 Rolling Hills 385 99 368 99 0.0 0.5 Paramount Unified 206 16 193 2 19.3 6.2 Paramount High 209 20 195 11 20.5 6.6 Pasadena Unified 233 34 225 26 14.0 4.4 Blair High 210 20 222 26 20.3 13.6 Marshall Fundamental 259 56 234 35 0.0 0.0 Muir 227 31 224 27 15.2 4.8 Pasadena 237 38 224 27 16.3 1.4 Pomona Unified 183 1 188 2 24.9 5.8 Ganesha 212 21 206 15 22.7 2.7 Garey 151 2 174 5 28.4 10.6 Pomona 188 9 185 9 25.0 3.4 Rowland Unified 243 46 241 41 7.0 4.4 Nogales 219 26 209 16 9.9 7.3 Rowland 267 64 274 72 4.2 1.8 San Marino Unified 330 97 348 99 0.0 1.6 San Marino High 330 96 348 98 0.0 1.6 S. Monica-Malibu 278 74 279 78 4.7 0.3 Santa Monica 282 75 283 79 4.9 0.3 South Bay Union 289 83 281 79 2.4 0.2 Mira Costa 294 82 286 81 1.7 0.5 Redondo High 286 78 277 73 3.1 0.0 South Pasadena 297 85 323 96 3.0 3.1 South Pasadena 297 84 323 95 3.0 3.1 Temple City Unified 271 67 261 61 4.5 2.5 Temple City High 271 68 261 59 4.5 2.5 Torrance Unified 278 74 297 91 1.7 5.4 North High 270 67 277 73 2.5 3.5 South High 278 72 303 90 0.8 7.9 Torrance High 270 67 290 84 2.2 4.0 West High 298 85 324 95 1.1 6.8 Walnut Valley 275 72 273 73 1.6 2.8 Diamond Bar 269 65 280 76 0.6 1.9 Walnut High 288 78 269 67 3.0 4.1 West Covina Unified 261 57 252 51 4.4 3.5 Edgewood High 256 54 243 44 4.3 5.0 West Covina High 266 62 261 59 4.6 2.2 Whittier Union 238 41 239 38 7.8 11.4 California High 240 41 247 47 8.7 11.9 La Serna 249 49 240 41 2.0 21.2 Pioneer 206 19 214 19 9.0 13.6 Santa Fe 218 25 230 33 9.3 7.5 Whittier High 277 71 265 63 9.2 4.8 William S. Hart 274 69 271 71 1.3 2.0 Canyon High 264 60 255 53 1.4 0.4 Saugus High 255 53 265 63 1.8 2.9 Hart 305 88 298 87 0.7 3.1 VENTURA COUNTY Conejo Valley 287 80 283 81 0.7 0.6 Westlake 315 92 310 91 0.5 0.8 Newbury Park 271 68 271 69 0.5 1.0 Thousand Oaks 285 77 283 79 1.0 0.2 Fillmore Unified 207 17 198 2 6.2 15.4 Fillmore 207 19 199 13 6.3 15.6 Moorpark Unified 244 46 243 41 1.8 10.6 Moorpark Memorial 251 51 246 47 1.6 10.3 Oak Park Unified 347 98 305 93 0.3 0.0 Oak Park High 371 98 326 95 0.4 0.0 Ojai Unified 272 67 260 58 2.7 0.0 Nordhoff High 274 70 262 59 2.7 0.0 Oxnard Union 230 31 228 29 7.8 4.6 Camarillo High 278 72 267 65 1.9 1.0 Channel Islands 204 17 204 15 11.2 7.1 Hueneme High 202 16 200 13 12.4 4.4 Oxnard High 209 20 214 19 8.4 7.0 Rio Mesa High 266 62 263 61 5.7 3.0 Santa Paula 199 4 188 2 9.6 8.3 Santa Paula 205 18 189 10 10.2 7.3 Simi Valley 269 65 261 61 1.2 2.7 Royal High 275 71 262 59 1.8 3.3 Simi Valley 268 64 263 61 0.8 2.3 Ventura Unified 284 78 264 66 4.5 1.7 Buena High 290 80 269 67 3.0 2.2 Ventura High 280 74 261 59 6.1 1.2