CALIFORNIA ASSESSMENT PROGRAM SCORES : HOW TO READ THE SCORES

Here are California Assessment Program writing scores earned by eighth-graders in some Los Angeles County public schools last spring.

The previous year’s scores are also provided for comparison purposes, although CAP officials warn against reading too much into one-year variations.

The scaled score is a combination of results on each of the various types of writing tasks assigned. The average score in the state was 259, up four points over last year’s score, while the average for students in Los Angeles County was 236, representing a six-point rise.

Relative rank is a way to compare a district or a school with another that is similar in terms of student socioeconomic makeup and students’ ability to speak, read and write English fluently, as well as how often those students move from school to school. The value listed is the school’s percentile rank within its comparison group.

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

Other scores will be appearing in the Glendale section of The Times on Thursday.

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CALIFORNIA ASSESSMENT PROGRAM SCORES

Burbank Unified

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 268 61 57 88-89 271 68 66

LUTHER BURBANK

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 266 76 56 88-89 280 88 71

JORDAN

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 247 57 41 88-89 231 35 29

MUIR

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 282 49 69 88-89 290 63 78

Castaic Union

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 266 66 55 88-89 278 74 72

CASTAIC MIDDLE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 266 66 56 88-89 278 74 69

Eastside Union

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 260 43 51 88-89 240 46 38

EASTSIDE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 240 46 38

Glendale Unified

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 258 59 49 88-89 269 78 63

ROOSEVELT

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 215 53 17 88-89 211 49 17

ROSEMONT

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 295 75 77 88-89 292 64 80

TOLL

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 259 53 50 88-89 270 83 64

WILSON

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 247 46 41 88-89 287 91 76

Gorman

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 --- --- --- 88-89 --- --- ---

GORMAN

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 --- --- --- 88-89 --- --- ---

Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 220 8 19 88-89 274 51 69

HUGHES-ELIZABETH LAKES

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 220 8 20 88-89 274 51 66

Keppel Union

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 246 60 40 88-89 242 31 40

ALMONDALE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 240 51 35 88-89 237 28 35

DAISY GIBSON

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 267 74 57

LAKE LOS ANGELES

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 257 80 49 88-89 263 47 59

Lancaster

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 261 42 52 88-89 258 26 52

PARK VIEW

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 284 59 71 88-89 272 33 65

PIUTE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 237 20 33 88-89 240 17 38

Las Virgenes Unified

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 341 80 97 88-89 335 75 95

LINDERO CANYON

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 354 88 97 88-89 331 72 94

WRIGHT

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 327 68 92 88-89 340 79 95

Los Angeles Unified

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 208 30 15 88-89 202 21 16

BYRD

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 216 24 17 88-89 193 6 10

COLUMBUS

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 227 38 26 88-89 218 26 21

FROST

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 232 15 30 88-89 224 8 25

FULTON

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 194 28 8 88-89 190 26 10

HALE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 253 11 45 88-89 262 16 57

HENRY

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 218 10 18 88-89 245 22 42

HOLMES

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 224 15 23 88-89 240 13 38

IRVING

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 205 34 12 88-89 204 34 15

LAWRENCE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 254 51 46 88-89 241 47 39

MACLAY

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 167 9 3 88-89 165 9 3

MADISON

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 198 13 10 88-89 218 29 21

MILLIKAN

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 256 52 48 88-89 234 25 32

MT. GLEASON

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 217 21 18 88-89 223 23 24

MULHOLLAND

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 199 8 10 88-89 197 5 12

NOBEL

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 258 21 50 88-89 243 4 41

NORTHRIDGE JUNIOR

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 202 18 11 88-89 223 44 24

OLIVE VISTA

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 201 24 11 88-89 206 32 15

PACOIMA JUNIOR

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 205 36 12 88-89 185 10 8

PARKMAN

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 252 16 45 88-89 244 11 41

PORTER

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 300 89 81 88-89 266 29 61

PORTOLA

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 267 33 57 88-89 254 6 49

REED

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 238 34 34 88-89 241 22 39

SAN FERNANDO JUNIOR

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 161 5 3 88-89 171 11 4

SEPULVEDA

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 279 87 67 88-89 268 8 62

SHERMAN OAKS CES

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 275 25 64 88-89 258 6 54

SUN VALLEY

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 223 61 22 88-89 197 31 12

SUTTER

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 219 12 19 88-89 213 7 19

VALLEY ALTERNATIVE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 265 32 55 88-89 286 48 75

VAN NUYS JUNIOR

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 205 40 12 88-89 195 14 10

Palmdale

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 259 65 50 88-89 243 36 40

JUNIPER

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 269 81 59 88-89 240 42 38

SAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 252 46 45 88-89 245 31 42

Soledad-Agua Dulce Union

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 246 11 40 88-89 261 32 57

HIGH DESERT

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 246 11 39 88-89 261 32 56

Westside Union

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 258 31 49 88-89 270 40 65

DEL SUR

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 240 19 35 88-89 237 32 35

WALKER

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 262 33 52 88-89 277 42 69

William S. Hart Union

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 300 55 82 88-89 291 42 81

ARROYO SECO

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 295 45 77 88-89 287 36 76

PLACERITA

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 323 75 91 88-89 297 37 83

SIERRA VISTA

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 286 43 72 88-89 288 52 77

Wilsona

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 236 27 30 88-89 259 55 55

CHALLENGER

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 236 27 32 88-89 259 55 55