California Assessment Test Scores

HOW TO READ THE SCORES Districts are in boldface; individual schools are in light face. Two years of test results are given. The first line of numbers contains 1988-89 test results, while he second line refers to 1987-88 results. Scores for magnet programs, continuation schools and other schools with small enrollments have been omited.

The scores are reported on a scale from 100 to about 400. The average scores statewide in 198-89 was 248 in reading and 256 in math.

The “rank” that follows each score allows comparison to all other districts or schools statewide. All schools and districts are ranked on a scale of 1 to 99 with a median rank of 50. Thus, for example, the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts has a rank of 98 in reading and 78 in math, which means it scored considerably higher than other high schools in the state in both areas.

“SES” is a measure of a school’s or a district’s socioeconomic status. It is based on student reports of parents’ education level. Each school and district is assigned a number ranging from 1 to 5, with 1 indicting parents who did not complete high school and 5 indicating those with advanced degrees. A 3 would mean that most parents in the school or district attended some college.

“% LEP” is the percentage of 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 6.3% LEP students.

In some districts in which only one school is listed, the district and school averages may be different. The reason is that the district average included the scores of a large number of continuation school students.

SAMPLE READING QUESTIONS Read the following autobiographical selection by Ernesto Galarza, and then answer the questions that follow it. You may look back at the passage as you answer the questions.

Boyhood in a Sacramento Barrio

Our family conversations always occurred on our own kitchen porch, away from the gringos. One or the other of the adults would begin: Se han fijado? Had we noticed -- that the Americans do not ask permission to leave the room; that they had no permission to leave the room; that they had no respectful way of addressing the elderly person; that they spit brown over the railing of the porch into the yard; that when they laughed they roared; that they never brought saludos to everyone in your family from everyone in their family when they visited; that General Delibree was only a clerk; that zopilotes were not allowed on the streets to collect garbage; that the policemen did not carry lanterns at night; that Americans didn’t keep their feet on the floor when they were sitting; that there was a special automobile for going to jail; that a rancho was not a rancho at all but a very small hacienda; that the saloons served their customers free eggs, pickles, and sandwiches; that instead of bullfighting, the gringos for sport tried to kill each other with gloves?

I did not have nearly the strong feelings on these matters that Dona Henriqueta expressed. I felt a vague admiration for the way Mr. Brien could spit brown. Wayne, my classmate, laughed much better than the Mexicans, because he opened his big mouth wide and brayed like a donkey so he could be heard a block away. But it was the kind of laughter that made my mother tremble, and it was not permitted in our house.

Rules were laid down to keep me, as far as possible, un muchacho bien educado. If I had to spit, I was to do it privately, or if in public, by the curb, with my head down and my back to people. I was never to wear my cap in the house and I was to take it off even on the porch if ladies or elderly gentlemen were sitting. If I wanted to scratch, under no circumstances was I to do it right then and there, in company, like the Americans, but I was to excuse myself. If Catfish or Russell yelled to me from across the street, I was not to shout back. I was never to ask for tips for my errands or other services to the tenants of 418L, for these were atenciones expected of me.

Above all I was never to fail in respeto to grownups, no matter who they were. It was an inflexible rule; I addressed myself to Senor Big Singh, Senor Big Ernie, Senora Dodson, Senor Choree Lopez.

We could have hung on the door of our apartment a sign like those we read in some store windows -- Aqui se habla Espanol. We not only spoke Spanish, we read it. From the Libreria Espanola , two blocks up the street, Gustavo and I brought novels for my mother, like Genoveva de Brabante, a paperback with the poems of Amado Nervo and a handbook of the history of Mexico. The novels were never read aloud; the poems and the handbook were. Nervo was the famous poet from Tepic, close enough to Jalcocotan to make him our own. And in the history book I learned to read for myself, after many repetitions by my mother, about the deeds of the great Mexicans Don Salvador had recited so vividly to the class in Mazatlan. She refused to decide for me whether Abraham Lincoln was as great as Benito Juarez, or George Washington braver than the priest Don Miguel Hidalgo. At school there was no opportunity to settle these questions because nobody seemed to know about Juarez or Hidalgo; at least they were never mentioned and there were no pictures of them on the walls.

--Ernesto Galarza QUESTIONS: The central focus of the first paragraph shows:

A. difficulties the author had in adjusting to life in America. B. rules that Mexican-American children were encouraged to obey. C. differences between American and Mexican customs and habits. D. several Mexican heroes who are unknown in America.

The underlined statement in the second paragraphs is an aexample of:

A. a fact. B. a hypothesis. C. an opinion. D. a contradiction.

You can conclude from the last paragraph that the author’s teachers.

A. encouraged him to learn his country’s history through reading and discussion with his mother. B. did not teach their students about important leaders of other countries. C. were familiar with the bookstore near his apartment. D. did not encourage discussions initiated by students.

HOW TO READ THE SCORES

SAN DIEGO COUNTY Reading Math Background School Year Score Rank Score Rank SES Borrego Springs Unified 88-89 279 76 261 55 2.6 87-88 275 72 315 95 3.0 Borrego Springs 88-89 279 75 261 53 2.6 87-88 275 71 315 92 3.0 Carlsbad Unified 88-89 270 65 294 87 3.4 87-88 287 80 265 67 3.4 Carlsbad 88-89 273 71 295 82 3.4 87-88 290 80 269 67 3.4 Coronado Unified 88-89 318 95 319 95 3.9 87-88 311 93 270 70 4.0 Coronado 88-89 318 93 319 93 3.9 87-88 311 90 270 69 4.0 Escondido Union 88-89 266 63 263 56 3.3 87-88 281 76 263 65 3.3 Escondido 88-89 248 50 253 47 3.1 87-88 276 71 246 47 3.0 Orange Glen 88-89 235 40 254 49 3.2 87-88 265 61 268 66 3.3 San Pasqual 88-89 311 92 285 74 3.6 87-88 315 92 284 80 3.7 Fallbrook Union 88-89 264 62 262 55 3.1 87-88 281 76 268 69 3.4 Fallbrook 88-89 273 71 271 63 3.2 87-88 294 82 281 77 3.5 Grossmont Union 88-89 272 69 273 69 3.3 87-88 262 59 258 57 3.2 El Cajon Valley 88-89 241 45 234 32 2.7 87-88 239 40 230 33 2.7 El Capitan 88-89 253 54 264 56 3.1 87-88 250 50 248 48 3.1 Granite Hills 88-89 254 55 260 52 3.2 87-88 268 64 265 63 3.2 Grossmont 88-89 282 77 296 83 3.6 87-88 281 74 282 78 3.4 Helix 88-89 305 90 296 83 3.4 87-88 295 83 288 82 3.4 Monte Vista 88-89 305 90 289 78 3.5 87-88 292 81 278 74 3.4 Mt. Miguel 88-89 276 73 262 54 2.9 87-88 255 53 242 43 2.7 Santana 88-89 270 68 269 62 3.1 87-88 220 27 226 29 2.9 Valhalla 88-89 256 56 285 74 3.6 87-88 264 60 263 61 3.6 Julian Union 88-89 299 89 254 50 3.1 87-88 295 85 215 18 3.2 Julian 88-89 299 85 254 49 3.1 87-88 295 83 215 19 3.2 Mt. Empire Unified 88-89 246 49 229 25 2.8 87-88 218 20 238 37 3.0 Mountain Empire 88-89 246 49 229 28 2.8 87-88 218 25 238 38 3.0 Ocean City Unified 88-89 241 45 230 26 2.9 87-88 252 51 248 49 3.0 El Camino 88-89 265 63 249 43 3.0 87-88 268 64 263 61 3.2 Oceanside 88-89 213 25 209 16 2.7 87-88 224 29 227 30 2.7 Poway Unified 88-89 316 95 309 92 3.9 87-88 324 97 309 94 3.8 Mt. Carmel 88-89 311 92 310 89 3.9 87-88 335 97 317 93 3.9 Poway 88-89 321 94 309 88 3.9 87-88 314 91 302 90 3.8 Ramona City Unified 88-89 262 62 260 54 3.1 87-88 248 49 263 65 3.2 Ramona 88-89 260 60 263 55 3.1 87-88 253 52 265 63 3.2 San Diego City Unified 88-89 250 53 270 65 3.2 87-88 251 50 263 65 3.3 Clairemont 88-89 247 50 272 65 2.7 87-88 231 34 230 33 2.7 Crawford 88-89 210 23 247 42 2.9 87-88 194 12 237 38 2.8 Garfield 88-89 --- --- --- --- --- 87-88 192 11 207 15 2.7 Gompers 88-89 293 83 333 95 3.3 87-88 362 98 347 98 3.7 Henry 88-89 268 66 288 76 3.5 87-88 266 62 283 79 3.6 Hoover 88-89 177 8 220 22 2.3 87-88 200 15 228 31 2.5 Kearny 88-89 205 20 240 37 2.7 87-88 205 18 232 34 2.7 La Jolla 88-89 308 91 319 93 3.8 87-88 326 95 324 95 4.0 Lincoln 88-89 191 13 185 7 2.7 87-88 163 5 172 5 2.7 Madison 88-89 247 50 264 56 3.2 87-88 228 31 256 54 3.3 Mira Mesa 88-89 268 66 289 78 3.5 87-88 270 67 280 76 3.5 Mission Bay 88-89 264 63 271 63 3.2 87-88 282 75 263 61 3.3 Morse 88-89 249 50 252 46 3.1 87-88 234 36 243 44 3.1 Muir 88-89 367 98 321 93 3.7 87-88 357 98 281 77 3.6 Point Loma 88-89 247 50 277 68 3.2 87-88 270 67 275 72 3.3 San Diego 88-89 208 22 230 29 2.5 87-88 220 27 245 46 2.5 Serra 88-89 262 61 279 70 3.3 87-88 248 48 258 56 3.4 Twain 88-89 --- --- --- --- --- 87-88 190 11 192 10 3.1 University City 88-89 278 74 309 88 3.9 87-88 289 79 303 90 3.8 San Dieguito Union 88-89 312 94 334 96 3.8 87-88 319 95 319 96 4.0 San Dieguito 88-89 320 94 325 93 3.4 87-88 314 91 311 92 3.9 Torrey Pines 88-89 303 88 348 96 4.2 87-88 326 95 332 96 4.2 San Marcos Unified 88-89 270 65 267 61 3.1 87-88 291 83 283 81 3.1 San Marcos 88-89 271 69 268 61 3.1 87-88 292 81 287 81 3.1 Sweetwater Union 88-89 226 28 245 43 2.8 87-88 241 44 246 45 2.8 Bonita Vista 88-89 287 80 290 79 3.7 87-88 299 85 299 88 3.7 Castle Park 88-89 222 30 256 50 2.6 87-88 217 25 232 34 2.6 Chula Vista 88-89 251 53 253 47 2.9 87-88 250 50 256 54 2.8 Hilltop 88-89 234 39 249 43 3.0 87-88 271 68 270 69 3.3 Mar Vista 88-89 172 6 208 16 2.3 87-88 219 26 222 26 2.1 Montgomery 88-89 223 31 247 42 2.4 87-88 242 42 244 45 2.5 Southwest 88-89 213 25 239 36 2.5 87-88 218 25 229 32 2.4 Sweetwater 88-89 186 12 209 16 2.3 87-88 199 14 204 15 2.3 Vista Unified 88-89 260 61 249 47 3.1 87-88 271 67 261 61 3.1 Rancho Buena Vista 88-89 272 70 260 52 3.2 87-88 --- --- --- --- --- Vista 88-89 261 61 254 49 3.2 87-88 279 73 269 67 3.2

School %LEP Borrego Springs Unified 0 0 Borrego Springs 0 0 Carlsbad Unified 2.0 0 Carlsbad 2.1 0 Coronado Unified 2.0 0 Coronado 2.0 0 Escondido Union 2.2 1.2 Escondido 3.4 3.5 Orange Glen 1.1 .5 San Pasqual 2.6 0 Fallbrook Union .7 0 Fallbrook .7 0 Grossmont Union 1.7 1.7 El Cajon Valley 0 11.4 El Capitan 2.5 0 Granite Hills 0 .7 Grossmont 1.0 .5 Helix 2.6 1.0 Monte Vista 1.0 1.8 Mt. Miguel 4.4 1.6 Santana .2 .2 Valhalla 4.0 1.2 Julian Union 0 0 Julian 0 0 Mt. Empire Unified 11.9 0 Mountain Empire 11.9 0 Ocean City Unified .6 2.4 El Camino 1.1 3.3 Oceanside 0 1.1 Poway Unified .3 .4 Mt. Carmel .4 .5 Poway .2 .4 Ramona City Unified 2.3 .7 Ramona 2.5 .8 San Diego City Unified 6.3 6.7 Clairemont 9.1 23.3 Crawford 19.1 17.9 Garfield --- 0 Gompers 0 0 Henry 2.3 4.9 Hoover 12.2 11.3 Kearny 17.6 27.8 La Jolla 1.8 2.3 Lincoln 11.2 3.3 Madison 1.3 3.5 Mira Mesa 1.3 1.7 Mission Bay 5.3 4.3 Morse 4.1 3.0 Muir 0 0 Point Loma 4.7 4.2 San Diego 23.0 13.7 Serra 1.7 2.1 Twain --- 2.4 University City 2.0 1.4 San Dieguito Union 1.1 2.7 San Dieguito .5 2.0 Torrey Pines 2.0 3.5 San Marcos Unified 0 .7 San Marcos 0 .7 Sweetwater Union 14.2 15.8 Bonita Vista 5.5 .9 Castle Park 13.9 14.7 Chula Vista 18.2 16.1 Hilltop 10.7 9.0 Mar Vista 5.0 27.0 Montgomery 27.8 16.7 Southwest 13.1 21.3 Sweetwater 15.7 23.8 Vista Unified 3.5 2.8 Rancho Buena Vista 3.9 --- Vista 2.2 1.9