HOW TO READ THE SCORES

Here are the school-by-school results of the California Assessment Program’s writing exam that was administered to eighth-graders throughout the state last spring.

The exam consists of eight tests of writing ability and represents the state’s biggest step to date away from the much-criticized multiple-choice method of testing academic achievement.

Results are listed by school district and by individual school so that parents can compare the performance of youngsters in their community with that of students in the rest of Los Angeles County and throughout California. (Schools are listed alphabetically by district.)

Because the exam was changed substantially last year with the addition of two more writing tests, only the latest round of scores is listed.

The scaled score is a combination of results on each of the eight separate writing tests. The statewide average score was 255 for eighth-graders, and the average in Los Angeles County was 230.

State rank shows the school or district’s rank (on a scale of 1 to 99), comparing its scores to scores of every other school or district in the state.

Relative rank is a way to compare a district or school with another that is similar to it in terms of student ethnic and socioeconomic makeup and students’ ability to speak English fluently, as well as how often those students move from school to school.

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CAP Score Results

Glendale Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 269 63 78 ROOSEVELT Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 211 17 49 ROSEMONT Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 292 80 64 TOLL Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 270 64 83 WILSON Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 287 76 91 La Canada Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 363 98 91 LA CANADA HIGH Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 363 98 91 Los Angeles Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 202 16 21 ARROYO SECO Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 222 23 11 BURBANK Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 209 16 37 EAGLE ROCK GIFTED MAGNET Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 352 97 98 EAGLE ROCK JR.-SR. Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 230 29 17 IRVING Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 204 15 34 KING, THOMAS STARR Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 211 17 45 NIGHTINGALE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 175 5 15