SPECIAL REPORT ON SCHOOL TEST SCORES : Community News Focus : About the Tests

The Times today is publishing key scores from the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS) tests, which were designed to measure students’ knowledge and abilities against objective standards. To do that, CLAS establishes six performance levels in each of the three subject areas covered by the test--reading, writing and math. Every student scores at one of those levels.

For example, students who performed at Level 1 in reading understood only single words or phrases in the assigned reading passage and were unable to take away a “coherent meaning” from what they read.

Students at the highest level, Level 6, were able to “demonstrate insight” as they wrote about the passage and showed an ability to “explore complexities in depth” and “expand on the possible meanings of a text.”

In math, students who scored at Level 1 made major mathematical errors or provided little or no explanation of how they solved problems. Exams scored at Level 6 provided clear and logical explanations of solutions and made effective use of mathematical language, diagrams and graphs.

On the writing exams, Level 1 essays were brief and disorganized and included major errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling. Essays graded at Level 6 presented a complex range of ideas, supported with logical reasons and detailed answers, and were written in a distinctive style.

Exams scored at the other four levels rated between those two extremes. Students who scored at Level 3 or below, in effect, failed to demonstrate the understanding that would merit a passing grade on a conventional test.

The tests were scored by specially trained evaluators, whose work was periodically reviewed by teachers who had trained them.

The scores given to individual schools reflect the percentage of students performing at each level, in each subject. Theoretically, the best result would be for 100% of the students to achieve at Level 6. The worst would be if 100% of the students were at Level 1.

This year, the state has also released a composite score--the combined percentage of students scoring at Levels 4, 5 or 6 at each school--to make it easier to compare schools to one another.

The tests were given to students in the 4th, 8th and 10th grades.

How to Read the Scores

Find your school district under the appropriate grade level. The districts are listed alphabetically. Find your school under the district name. The score recorded for each school reflects the percentage of its students scoring at Levels 4, 5 or 6--in effect, those who demonstrated at least “basic” understanding of the subject matter in the three skill areas.

An asterisk (*) indicates that a school had too few students take the test to produce a reliable score.

A double asterisk (**) indicates scores were released though less than 50% of eligible students took exams. State officials stand by the statistical validity of those scores, but some local educators question results based on so few tests.

Categories labeled “100 Comp” show the reading, writing and math scores of 100 demographically comparable California schools.

Additional Information on the Scores

California Learning Assessment System scores for individual schools, districts or the entire state may be obtained in several ways:

* On the ‘Net: Use an Internet service to contact the California Department of Education “gopher” server at “goldmine.cde.ca.gov”.

* Using a modem and a computer: Download files from the department’s computer at (916) 657-4881 or (916) 657-5371. CLAS files can be found from the main menu with the following commands: type F, for file menu; type L, for list of available files and type 7 to select the CLAS file area. The files are in a compressed format and may be viewed only when downloaded and decompressed.

* Locally: Scores are available from your local school district. Grade 4

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Statewide 23 32 28 -- -- -- Orange County 31 40 39 -- -- --

Anaheim Elementary

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 22 29 24 -- -- -- Barton Elementary 26 50 36 23 34 29 Edison Elementary 11 16 8 17 23 18 Franklin Elementary 9 19 11 16 23 15 Gauer Elementary 14 32 17 17 24 17 Guinn Elementary 11 26 17 18 26 20 Henry Elementary 26 32 22 16 24 17 Jefferson Elementary 35 19 24 15 22 15 Juarez Elementary 37 38 26 21 31 26 Key Elementary 33 40 21 16 21 15 Lincoln Elementary 18 16 17 17 24 19 Loara Elementary 26 38 27 20 29 24 Madison Elementary 20 32 31 19 28 23 Mann Elementary 15 22 14 17 24 18 Marshall Elementary 23 27 34 17 27 20 Palm Lane Elementary 13 19 16 16 23 16 Price Elementary 14 20 25 19 28 18 Revere Elementary 17 27 11 15 21 14 Roosevelt Elementary 28 47 31 22 31 26 Ross Elementary 29 42 32 17 26 20 Stoddard Elementary 20 25 35 22 31 27 Sunkist Elementary 34 35 39 22 30 26

Brea Olinda Unified

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 40 46 47 -- -- -- Arovista Elementary 35 47 34 28 37 35 Brea Country Hills Elem. 38 46 54 41 53 57 Laurel Elementary 18 18 18 20 28 27 Mariposa Elementary 45 59 55 35 46 47 Olinda Elementary 54 72 60 40 50 53 William E. Fanning Elem. 48 36 52 38 48 53

Buena Park Elementary

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 26 37 30 -- -- -- Beatty Elementary 30 38 30 21 30 25 Corey Elementary 20 36 19 22 30 27 Emery Elementary 33 47 46 33 43 41 Gilbert Elementary 19 31 28 20 28 20 Pendleton 29 60 43 17 26 19 Whitaker 23 24 22 17 25 18

Capistrano Unified

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 35 46 49 -- -- -- Ambuehl Elementary * * * 34 45 44 Arroyo Vista Elementary * * * 33 45 43 Barcelona Hills Elementary 34 48 65 36 46 48 Benedict Elementary 31 40 45 32 43 41 Bergeson Elementary 42 48 54 34 44 44 Castille Elementary 26 57 64 42 53 57 Concordia Elementary 34 40 59 30 42 40 Crown Valley Elementary 23 43 47 28 38 36 Dana 35 40 42 24 33 30 Del Obispo Elementary 33 39 41 30 40 38 Foxborough Elementary 35 49 40 22 31 27 Hankey Elementary * * * 37 48 48 Hanson Elementary 25 34 45 36 46 47 Las Palmas Elementary 33 38 37 18 28 20 Moulton Elementary 50 56 55 34 45 45 Newhart 37 63 48 40 52 54 Palisades Elementary 51 56 40 31 41 41 Reilly Elementary 23 59 49 39 51 54 San Juan Elementary * * * 16 25 16 Viejo Elementary 27 41 46 35 45 46 White Elementary 52 54 57 34 45 45

Centralia Elementary

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 30 33 31 -- -- -- Buena Terra Elementary 31 22 31 26 37 33 Centralia Elementary 21 18 17 19 27 22 Danbrook Elementary 40 17 24 18 25 20 Dysinger S 16 32 16 25 36 32 Knott Elementary 36 43 34 23 31 29 Los Coyotes Elementary 42 50 53 34 43 42 Miller Elementary 35 44 32 25 35 31 San Marino Elementary * * * 21 30 26 Temple Elementary 35 34 46 23 33 29

Cypress Elementary

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 36 49 39 -- -- -- Arnold Elementary * * * 30 42 39 Cawthon 15 37 42 29 39 38 Damron Elementary 35 33 26 24 34 33 Dickerson 27 49 49 23 34 32 King Elementary 18 29 15 22 32 26 Landell Elementary 59 77 62 34 45 47 Luther Elementary 33 46 32 29 41 40 Morris Elementary 45 60 50 29 40 38 Swain 29 32 30 22 31 27 Vessels Elementary 52 52 41 30 40 40

Fountain Valley Elementary

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 40 45 52 -- -- -- Courreges Elementary 55 61 57 41 53 53 Cox Elementary 30 39 38 23 32 27 Gisler Elementary 42 34 63 21 30 27 Moiola Elementary 48 50 57 38 49 52 Newland 31 46 51 30 42 39 Oka Elementary 31 33 35 23 33 28 Plavan Elementary 35 44 59 35 46 49 Tamura Elementary 43 48 63 23 33 27

Fullerton Elementary

School board voted not to administer CLAS test. Garden Grove Unified

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 26 35 32 -- -- -- Allen Elementary 47 63 74 34 46 48 Anthony Elementary 41 55 44 20 30 23 Barker Elementary 32 63 30 28 39 38 Brookhurst Elementary 29 34 42 18 26 21 Bryant Elementary 32 23 9 17 25 20 Carrillo Elementary 22 41 45 16 22 17 Carver Elementary 13 13 23 20 28 23 Clinton Elementary 31 20 29 16 23 17 Cook Elementary 28 16 * 16 23 15 Crosby 10 11 40 23 34 26 Eisenhower 27 16 10 16 23 16 Enders Elementary 21 36 32 32 41 42 Evans Elementary 31 52 29 17 27 19 Excelsior Elementary 31 38 27 17 24 17 Faylane Elementary 31 35 37 21 30 25 Gilbert Elementary 37 39 24 21 31 25 Hazard Elementary 2 21 7 16 22 16 Heritage Elementary 39 49 27 16 25 16 Hill Elementary 31 39 29 17 24 19 Lawrence 15 31 30 20 29 23 Marshall Elementary 24 34 31 17 24 19 Mitchell Elementary 11 26 9 17 26 18 Monroe Elementary 20 29 32 22 31 26 Morningside Elementary 18 23 39 16 25 17 Murdy Elementary 37 42 39 17 24 16 Newhope Elementary 25 42 27 18 27 21 Northcutt 52 47 31 22 32 27 Paine Elementary 33 40 32 16 24 17 Parkview Elementary 22 30 14 18 25 21 Patton Elementary 34 63 57 36 46 47 Peters Elementary 5 21 13 16 21 15 Post Elementary 26 15 30 17 25 19 Riverdale Elementary 14 14 11 14 21 14 Rosita Elementary 19 25 14 16 23 15 Russell Elementary 9 28 15 15 20 14 Stanford Elementary 19 19 24 17 26 18 Stanley 34 30 20 19 28 21 Sunnyside Elementary 31 34 37 20 30 22 Violette Elementary 18 25 27 18 27 18 Wakeham Elementary 22 13 10 17 24 18 Warren Elementary 19 26 44 20 29 22 Woodbury Elementary 31 42 57 20 29 23 Zeyen Elementary 21 40 49 20 28 25

Huntington Beach City

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 42 46 46 -- -- -- Eader Elementary 53 42 66 42 54 55 Hawes Elementary 51 49 62 28 40 38 Kettler 33 47 44 25 36 32 Moffett Elementary 42 50 40 31 41 40 Perry Elementary 28 56 35 21 32 26 Smith Elementary 49 36 37 41 52 55

Irvine Unified

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 40 54 53 -- -- -- Alderwood Basics Plu 42 68 67 44 55 59 Bonita Canyon Elementary 48 66 70 47 58 65 Brywood Elementary 37 64 53 39 51 55 College Park Elementary 25 34 39 26 37 34 Culverdale Elementary 37 47 39 24 34 30 Deerfield Elementary 57 70 74 45 56 62 Eastshore Elementary 54 56 70 46 57 64 El Camino Real Elem. 38 43 34 41 52 55 El Toro Marine Elementary 21 29 27 22 31 28 Greentree Elementary 38 58 45 31 43 41 Los Naranjos Elementary 31 61 43 36 46 49 Meadow Park Elementary 59 62 73 39 49 51 Northwood Elementary 34 49 35 38 49 51 Santiago Hills Elementary 40 56 57 45 57 62 Springbrook Elementary 20 55 54 41 53 54 Stone Creek Elementary 29 47 58 36 48 49 Turtle Rock Elementary 54 56 71 41 52 55 University Park Elementary 32 49 36 40 53 53 Vista Verde Elementary 48 66 51 42 52 57 Westpark Elementary 43 42 41 36 47 47 Westwood Basics Plus 43 43 59 37 48 50

Laguna Beach Unified

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 47 59 57 -- -- -- El Morro Elementary 41 52 54 37 49 49 Top of the World 53 65 59 38 49 49

La Habra City Elementary

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 16 32 20 -- -- -- Las Positas Elementary 11 35 17 17 25 19 Sierra Vista Elementary 25 38 22 23 32 28 Walnut Elementary 11 22 23 22 30 25

Los Alamitos Unified

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 45 44 55 -- -- -- Hopkinson 48 40 59 36 48 49 Lee Elementary 45 41 58 34 46 45 McGaugh Elementary 45 50 46 37 48 49 Rossmoor Elementary 43 46 57 32 43 42

Magnolia Elementary

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 14 26 21 -- -- -- Baden-Powell Elementary 15 36 29 20 28 27 Disney Elementary 16 38 37 26 37 32 Marshall Elementary 26 39 26 28 37 36 Maxwell 13 26 15 20 27 22 Pyles Elementary 11 9 12 17 24 17 Salk Elementary 21 27 26 23 35 28 Schweitzer 14 28 23 20 31 26 Walter Elementary 2 13 9 18 26 21

Newport-Mesa Unified

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 34 36 40 -- -- -- Adams Primary Center 33 44 45 18 25 21 Andersen Elementary 80 83 87 44 55 60 Calif Elementary 24 33 37 24 34 31 College Park Elementary 24 17 25 23 33 30 Harbor View Elementary 68 70 81 34 46 48 Kaiser Elementary 38 30 37 25 34 30 Killybrooke Elementary 35 49 31 21 30 26 Lincoln Elementary 59 71 69 46 57 63 Mariners Elementary * * * 29 41 38 Newport Elementary 25 30 51 35 46 48 Newport Heights Elem. 28 39 52 35 45 49 Paularino Elementary 17 33 32 23 33 29 Pomona Elementary 15 13 11 15 22 16 Sonora Elementary 43 27 32 22 33 29 Victoria Elementary 11 17 37 22 32 28 Whittier Elementary 16 16 8 15 21 15 Wilson Elementary 18 14 14 16 23 17

Ocean View Elementary

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 37 46 42 -- -- -- Circle View Elementary 50 60 71 38 49 51 College View Elementary 41 50 34 27 39 36 Golden View Elementary 32 38 32 30 41 39 Harbour View Elementary 51 60 57 26 37 34 Hope View Elementary 36 38 47 33 43 44 Lake View Elementary 40 42 32 20 29 22 Oak View Elementary 12 11 4 14 21 14 Star View Elementary 23 51 39 30 39 39 Sun View Elementary 29 41 23 21 30 26 Village View Elementary 27 42 38 28 39 38 Westmont Elementary 34 41 36 26 35 32

Orange Unified

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide * * * -- -- -- Anaheim Hills Elementary 41 31 27 40 52 57 Calif Elementary 7 18 10 14 22 14 Cambridge Elementary * * * 22 33 27 Chapman Hills Elementary * * * 42 54 58 Esplanade Elementary 20 35 36 19 28 22 Fairhaven Elementary 18 25 10 17 25 20 Fletcher Elementary 22 31 32 27 39 37 Handy Elementary * * * 19 28 23 Imperial Elementary * * * 42 52 57 Jordan Elementary * * * 18 25 21 Lampson Elementary * * * 18 25 18 Laveta Elementary 37 53 40 36 46 46 Linda Vista Elementary * * * 40 51 55 Nohl Canyon Elementary * * * 46 57 63 Palmyra Elementary * * * 20 30 23 Panorama Elementary 33 56 51 47 57 63 Prospect Elementary * * * 15 22 15 Riverdale Elementary * * * 24 34 29 Serrano Elementary 52 64 65 39 50 54 Silverado Elementary * * * 25 34 37 Sycamore Elementary * * * 19 28 22 Taft Elementary * * * 31 42 41 Villa Park Elementary * * * 33 45 46 West Orange Elementary * * * 18 28 21

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Scores not expected until late May. Santa Ana Unified

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide** 21 36 25 -- -- -- Adams Elementary** 7 * * 15 22 14 Carver Elementary * * * 16 23 17 Diamond Elementary** 10 * 0 13 22 12 Edison Elementary** * * 0 13 21 13 Franklin Elementary * * * 15 21 14 Fremont Elementary * * * 20 29 20 Garfield Elementary * * * 12 20 12 Greenville Fundamental** 67 67 * 28 37 36 Harvey Elementary * * * 15 21 15 Heninger Elementary * * * 11 19 11 Hoover Elementary * * * 16 25 15 Jackson Elementary** 8 * * 12 20 10 Jefferson Elementary * * * 22 31 23 Kennedy Elementary * * * 15 22 13 Lincoln Elementary** 0 * 0 13 20 12 Lowell Elementary * * * 12 21 12 Madison Elementary** 26 * 6 13 20 11 Martin Elementary** * * 0 11 19 11 Monroe Elementary** 0 * 15 16 24 15 Monte Vista Elementary * * * 11 19 10 Muir Fundamental * * * 42 53 57 Pio Pico Elementary * * * 13 21 13 Remington Elementary** * 0 * 17 24 16 Roosevelt Elementary * * * 14 23 13 Santiago Elementary** 37 * * 18 27 20 Sepulveda Elementary** 0 38 * 15 22 15 Taft Elementary** 20 * 26 28 37 32 Walker Elementary ** 7 * 12 12 20 12 Washington Elementary** 12 46 45 12 20 11

Savanna Elementary

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 15 28 31 -- -- -- Cerritos Elementary 27 22 39 23 32 32 Hansen Elementary 11 39 34 19 26 20 Holder Elementary 6 16 33 20 29 22 Reid Elementary 16 38 19 21 31 28

Saddleback Valley

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 39 45 50 -- -- -- Aliso Elementary * * * 34 46 46 Cielo Vista Elementary 29 31 36 28 38 35 Cordillera Elementary 28 48 53 38 48 51 Del Cerro Elementary 54 45 59 35 47 48 Del Lago Elementary 46 51 66 31 42 40 Deportola Elementary 46 49 54 37 49 50 Gates Elementary 24 51 49 30 39 39 Glen Yermo Elementary * * * 29 40 37 La Madera Elementary 43 56 60 35 45 47 La Tierra Elementary 62 56 61 35 46 48 Lake Forest Elementary 25 45 49 32 43 42 Linda Vista Elementary 39 39 35 34 46 45 Lomarena Elementary * * 45 31 42 41 Montevideo Elementary 49 52 58 38 49 50 O’Neill 53 46 59 35 48 50 Olivewood Elementary * * * 28 40 36 Portola Hills Elementary 43 52 53 38 50 50 Rancho Canada Elem. * * * 34 44 45 San Joaquin Elementary 29 46 36 30 40 39 Santiago Elementary 59 60 50 35 47 47 Trabuco Elementary 31 40 47 35 46 47 Trabuco Mesa Elementary 40 49 48 32 42 41 Valencia Elementary * * * 39 50 50

Tustin Unified

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 27 37 35 -- -- -- Arroyo Elementary 37 56 53 44 55 60 Beswick 16 21 20 20 28 23 Estock Elementary 31 48 45 24 34 30 Heideman Elementary 12 38 16 18 26 20 Loma Vista Elementary** 26 27 44 33 44 44 Nelson Elementary 26 35 36 27 36 34 Sycamore Elementary 38 52 42 34 45 45 Thorman Elementary 24 22 16 17 25 19 Tustin Memorial Elem. 28 58 37 30 42 40 Veeh Elementary 32 29 42 31 40 39

Westminster Elementary

Results 100 Comp. R% W% M% R% W% M% Districtwide 23 30 26 -- -- -- Anderson Elementary 17 17 17 17 23 17 Boos Elementary 44 38 25 20 27 21 Clegg Elementary 15 32 27 24 34 32 Demille Elementary 28 42 29 19 27 20 Eastwood Elementary 47 55 72 33 45 47 Finley Elementary 25 31 31 15 24 15 Franklin Elementary 21 12 10 15 24 17 Fryberger Elementary 13 35 27 17 25 19 Hayden Elementary 17 25 19 17 24 17 Meairs Elementary 12 18 20 15 23 16 Schmitt Elementary 16 19 7 17 23 16 Schroeder Elementary 34 45 37 17 27 19 Sequoia Elementary 30 42 24 22 32 28 Webber Elementary 14 21 13 16 23 17