COMPARING CALIFORNIA STUDENT FITNESS

The state Department of Education for the first time last spring tested the physical fitness of fifth-, seventh- and ninth-graders. State Supt. of Public Instruction Bill Honig said the scores for the nearly 800,000 students surveyed confirmed experts’ hunches that most California children are woefully out of shape.

The physical education tests are the newest addition to the California Assessment Program, which annually evaluates the state’s students in academic areas. As with the academic exams, results of the physical education survey are intended to provide a way to assess schoolwide performance; individual scores are not released.

The test was developed by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. There were four mandatory exercises: sit and reach, sit-ups, pullups and mile run. A fifth test, of body composition, was voluntary and not all students participated. The results were compared against a minimum fitness standard for each grade level. Listed below are average percentages of students in each grade level who met the standard in four or more areas, three areas, two areas, one area and none.

Not all schools in California participated in the survey.

Here are state averages:

4+ 3 2 1 0 STATE AVERAGE 5th 15 21 26 25 12 7th 20 26 25 21 9 9th 26 26 24 18 6

Scores listed here are for Ventura County schools only.

Physical Education Test Score Results

Briggs Elementary DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 19 23 23 16 19 7 15 19 33 21 12 BRIGGS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 19 23 23 16 19 7 15 19 33 21 12 Conejo Valley Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 32 22 26 15 5 7 29 33 21 13 5 9 33 33 19 10 6 ACACIA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 53 24 14 7 3 ASPEN Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 13 22 31 23 10 BANYAN Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 63 17 19 1 0 COLINA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 24 48 17 9 2 CONEJO Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 6 13 31 46 4 CYPRESS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 73 16 8 3 0 GLENWOOD Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 24 28 31 13 4 LADERA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 10 20 30 23 17 LOS CERRITOS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 17 25 29 21 8 MADRONA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 16 27 31 18 7 MANZANITA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 32 13 29 19 6 MAPLE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 22 45 24 9 0 MEADOWS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 19 9 44 18 11 NEWBURY PARK Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 65 19 10 4 1 PARK OAKS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 100 0 0 0 0 REDWOOD Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 SEQUOIA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 46 25 17 9 3 THOUSAND OAKS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 16 46 24 11 4 UNIVERSITY Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 18 26 32 16 8 WALNUT Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 57 10 19 7 6 WEATHERSFIELD Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 25 25 33 14 3 WESTLAKE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 38 25 15 19 4 WESTLAKE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 17 35 23 14 11 WESTLAKE HILLS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 35 31 22 9 2 WILDWOOD Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 100 0 0 Fillmore Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 22 17 25 29 7 7 23 35 27 11 4 9 27 24 28 15 5 FILLMORE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 23 35 27 11 4 FILLMORE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 27 24 28 15 5 PIRU Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 25 16 20 36 2 SESPE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 21 17 27 27 8 Hueneme Elementary DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 11 21 25 28 14 7 18 31 30 17 5 BARD Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 17 21 21 25 15 BLACKSTOCK Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 22 31 25 16 6 GREEN Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 13 30 35 19 3 HATHAWAY Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 5 21 29 33 12 HAYCOX Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 9 18 26 28 19 HOLLYWOOD BEACH Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 6 34 31 22 6 HUENEME Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 10 22 21 38 9 LARSEN Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 17 23 23 26 10 PARKVIEW Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 13 25 29 29 5 SUNKIST Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 6 13 28 28 25 WILLIAMS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 12 19 22 25 21 Mesa Union Elementary DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 32 34 15 17 2 7 27 38 24 3 8 MESA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 32 34 15 17 2 7 27 38 24 3 8 Moorpark Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 9 19 25 30 17 7 14 23 26 28 9 9 22 37 22 13 5 CHAPARRAL Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 14 23 26 28 9 MOORPARK Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 23 38 23 11 4 Oak Park Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 8 18 42 20 11 7 35 39 21 5 0 9 31 45 11 10 2 BROOKSIDE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 11 23 38 21 8 MEDEA CREEK Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 35 39 21 5 0 OAK PARK Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 31 45 11 10 2 Ocean View Elementary DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 10 20 23 34 13 7 9 27 30 21 13 LAGUNA VISTA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 11 28 26 27 7 MAR VISTA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 3 14 24 41 17 OCEAN VIEW Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 9 27 30 21 13 TIERRA VISTA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 15 16 19 34 16 Ojai Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 35 22 22 14 7 7 23 50 19 6 3 9 29 35 22 11 2 MATILIJA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 23 50 19 6 3 MEINERS OAKS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 17 22 29 25 8 MIRA MONTE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 48 16 20 13 3 NORDHOFF Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 29 35 22 11 2 SAN ANTONIO Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 42 29 25 4 0 SUMMIT Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 32 37 5 16 11 TOPA TOPA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 39 20 22 9 9 Oxnard Elementary DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 5 10 22 39 24 7 10 21 27 30 12 CURREN Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 4 10 24 35 26 DRIFFILL Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 ELM STREET Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 9 11 23 41 16 FREMONT Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 10 21 26 30 12 HAYDOCK Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 6 23 32 28 11 KAMALA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 33 33 33 LEMONWOOD Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 7 15 19 44 15 MCKINNA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 10 17 41 31 ROSE AVENUE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 2 12 20 43 23 SIERRA LINDA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 4 9 22 37 27 Oxnard Union DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 21 27 27 22 4 CAMARILLO Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 23 35 25 14 3 CHANNEL ISLANDS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 20 26 28 21 4 HUENEME Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 20 26 29 21 4 OXNARD Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 13 19 27 32 8 RIO MESA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 28 28 25 18 2 Pleasant Valley Elementary DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 18 26 25 21 11 7 18 30 27 19 7 CAMARILLO HEIGHTS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 20 22 18 20 20 DOS CAMINOS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 6 18 23 37 16 EL DESCANSO Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 27 20 23 22 8 EL RANCHO Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 5 21 33 16 26 LAS COLINAS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 21 29 32 13 5 7 21 33 29 11 6 LAS POSAS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 15 29 40 15 2 LOS ALTOS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 17 32 24 18 9 LOS NOGALES Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 12 27 24 24 14 LOS PRIMEROS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 27 33 18 17 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 MONTE VISTA INTERMEDIATE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 18 26 30 22 4 SANTA ROSA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 30 30 19 19 3 VALLE LINDO Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 8 18 28 32 14 Rio Elementary DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 16 23 25 27 8 7 38 30 21 4 6 EL RIO Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 37 25 18 12 8 RIO DEL VALLE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 38 30 21 4 6 RIO LINDO Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 8 31 27 31 4 RIO PLAZA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 RIO REAL Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 7 17 28 37 11 Santa Paula Elementary DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 4 20 25 31 20 7 5 15 29 38 13 BEDELL Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 11 19 32 18 21 BLANCHARD Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 GLEN CITY Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 2 33 19 36 10 ISBELL Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 5 15 29 38 13 WEBSTER Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 1 6 29 46 18 Santa Paula Union DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 11 25 27 28 8 SANTA PAULA UNION Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 11 25 27 28 8 Simi Valley Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 13 23 27 25 12 7 16 29 26 21 9 9 18 32 27 19 4 ATHERWOOD Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 9 29 22 27 13 BERYLWOOD Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 12 13 37 34 4 BIG SPRINGS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 5 17 21 29 27 CRESTVIEW Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 3 19 28 31 19 GARDEN GROVE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 20 15 23 33 10 HILLSIDE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 11 31 26 21 11 9 14 36 26 18 6 HOLLOW HILLS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 17 38 19 14 11 JUSTIN Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 8 10 19 44 19 KATHERINE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 14 27 30 23 5 KNOLLS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 9 32 35 19 5 LINCOLN Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 12 30 33 22 3 MADERA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 22 16 24 23 15 MOUNTAIN VIEW Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 PARK VIEW Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 11 23 26 31 9 SANTA SUSANA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 16 21 18 27 18 SEQUOIA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 27 36 18 15 4 9 32 34 21 11 2 SIMI Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 20 22 22 24 12 SINALOA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 13 24 30 23 10 9 10 33 32 21 5 SYCAMORE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 14 29 30 10 17 TOWNSHIP Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 8 16 27 29 20 VALLEY VIEW Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 9 22 31 26 12 9 6 18 36 37 2 VISTA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 25 31 29 12 3 WHITE OAK Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 9 33 33 13 13 Somis Union Elementary DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 SOMIS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 Ventura Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 12 17 29 27 14 7 23 29 26 18 5 9 38 26 22 11 3 ANACAPA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 34 30 22 12 2 ARNAZ Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 13 23 33 23 10 BALBOA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 22 25 28 19 6 BLANCHE REYNOLDS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 23 23 23 21 9 BUENA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 41 28 20 7 3 CABRILLO Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 18 41 23 13 5 DE ANZA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 7 12 18 31 31 8 ELMHURST Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 2 17 35 36 10 JUANAMARIA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 21 21 28 15 15 LINCOLN Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 LOMA VISTA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 MONTALVO Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 2 20 39 20 19 OAK VIEW Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 14 26 21 33 7 PIERPONT Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 0 7 45 48 POINSETTIA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 3 14 40 27 16 PORTOLA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 100 0 0 0 SATICOY Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 17 13 21 33 16 SERRA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 19 23 23 24 11 VENTURA Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 9 35 24 23 15 4 WILL ROGERS Grade 4+ 3 2 1 0 5 0 13 13 57 17