Orange, Savanna Districts Make Test Scores Public

The last round of Stanford 9 test scores from Orange County’s 27 school districts were released Tuesday while the state remains entangled in a court battle that has barred it from posting results of all California test takers.

The Orange Unified and Savanna school districts were the final Orange County school systems to make public their test scores. Both districts generally fared at the national average in most subjects. In reading, however, both ranked below the 50th percentile at almost all grade levels.

For example, Orange third-graders scored at the 40th percentile in reading, the lowest mark in the district. Orange sixth-graders ranked highest in reading, at the 54th percentile.

About 14% of Orange Unified’s 29,000 students speak limited English, a factor that influenced the overall scores. For example, fourth-grade reading scores: Students who speak English only ranked at the 58th percentile. Students who speak limited English scored at the 15th percentile, bringing the overall fourth-grade score to the 45th percentile.

Similar patterns were seen in Savanna, an Anaheim elementary district of about 2,500 pupils--24% of whom are not fluent in English.

Savanna and Orange Unified officials declined to comment on the scores.

The state Department of Education also released statewide test averages for grades two to 11 on Tuesday. Those figures, along with any future figures released, can be viewed at https://www.cde.ca.gov.

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Grading the Schools

Two more Orange County school districts released scores in the state’s new standardized test of basic skills, the Stanford 9. The test was given to students in grades 2 to 11 from mid-March to mid-May.

Editor’s note: The percentile figures show how student scores ranked, on average, against a nationally selected group. Elementary and middle school students were tested in spelling, reading, language and math. High school students were tested in reading, language, math, science and social studies. Those at the 50th percentile scored higher than one half of the pool and lower than the other half.

“LEP” designates students who are limited English proficient. “FEP” refers in general to students who have a native language other than English but are also fluent in English.

Below are 1998 scores expressed as national percentile rankings.

Orange Unified

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Districtwide 2 41 45 42 48 3 40 41 43 45 4 45 51 43 46 5 45 50 45 46 6 54 57 50 58 7 47 59 49 52 8 50 56 42 53

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Anaheim 2 72 77 73 83 Hills 3 58 58 60 71 4 61 65 53 64 5 61 67 56 63 6 70 71 65 73

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math California 2 16 13 18 14 3 21 24 22 20 4 19 32 21 20 5 16 26 21 20 6 28 33 23 33

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Cambridge 2 24 28 29 29 3 30 29 35 30 4 30 35 27 24 5 33 35 39 33 6 47 53 49 45

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Canyon Rim 2 61 60 57 62 3 56 59 60 60 4 63 71 70 63

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Chapman 2 54 65 47 66 Hills 3 65 68 67 72 4 56 59 57 63 5 63 63 65 59 6 67 70 67 73

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Crescent 2 59 59 58 56 Primary 3 62 65 58 68

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Crescent 4 72 75 71 75 Intermediate 5 71 70 66 67 6 77 79 75 77

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Esplanande 2 30 29 27 43 3 19 20 24 25 4 13 24 15 22 5 25 31 26 27 6 31 32 32 35

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Fairhaven 2 15 12 19 15 3 18 22 22 21 4 15 24 12 14 5 22 30 21 23 6 25 33 17 30

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Fletcher 2 49 60 53 69 3 57 56 54 64 4 55 53 44 46 5 51 61 52 53 6 67 78 64 71

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Handy 2 37 55 39 47 3 29 29 32 33 4 33 43 34 32 5 27 35 31 35 6 42 44 40 44

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Imperial 2 63 70 61 68 3 59 63 58 66 4 63 71 63 70 5 59 64 61 55 6 71 71 75 79

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Jordan 2 10 8 15 18 3 7 11 13 10 4 14 32 12 21 5 18 27 23 21 6 21 25 17 19

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math La Veta 2 47 49 46 48 3 43 45 47 51 4 61 57 58 61 5 61 62 62 60 6 67 63 59 65

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Lampson 2 27 32 28 42 3 18 23 29 32 4 21 34 26 31 5 22 35 29 35

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Linda Vista 2 65 71 69 76 3 61 58 57 68 4 71 69 58 70 5 72 70 69 71 6 69 74 59 80

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math McPherson 2 75 82 74 86 3 62 59 62 64 4 68 61 60 72 5 64 71 57 63 6 71 69 64 75

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Nohl Canyon 2 66 79 69 76 3 72 83 71 77 4 82 80 82 86 5 75 81 75 80 6 77 74 78 81

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Palmyra 2 26 30 35 31 3 33 28 44 43 4 28 32 28 28 5 31 36 30 27 6 68 42 37 57

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Panorama 2 69 81 62 82 3 69 76 65 84 4 54 62 54 57 5 64 74 55 65 6 68 81 70 77

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Prospect 2 22 15 27 22 3 17 20 28 17 4 19 29 17 25 5 14 19 20 15 6 27 38 31 46

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Riverdale 2 41 52 50 52 3 49 37 56 54 4 54 54 46 52 5 47 62 49 51 6 58 68 52 70

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Serrano 2 63 76 65 64 3 71 71 69 71 4 59 61 61 59 5 59 59 55 64 6 79 75 70 83

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Silverado 2 65 75 59 82 3 68 76 54 85 4 67 63 66 73 5 64 60 61 65 6 59 54 35 73

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Sycamore 2 23 25 26 26 3 19 21 24 19 4 23 30 22 25 5 20 25 23 19 6 23 26 24 26

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Taft 2 36 42 36 41 3 38 35 37 41 4 53 55 49 48 5 56 55 53 54 6 58 59 55 59

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Villa Park 2 67 67 65 72 Elementary 3 69 67 70 70 4 65 67 59 60 5 61 59 55 65 6 73 71 61 79

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math West Orange 2 26 30 32 45 3 27 27 32 30 4 37 41 31 35 5 32 37 34 38

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Cerro Villa 7 57 65 57 59 8 56 64 46 64

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math El Rancho 7 66 78 66 71 8 64 66 54 66

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Portola 6 29 38 32 28 7 23 31 30 27 8 33 36 29 30

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Santiago 7 49 64 51 57 8 54 64 46 59

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Yorba 7 28 40 32 32 8 31 37 26 35

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School Grade Read Lang. Math Science Social Districtwide 9 45 57 63 50 50 10 44 50 52 52 50 11 47 54 54 53 63

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School Grade Read Lang. Math Science Social Canyon 9 55 66 75 62 61 10 57 62 67 66 63 11 59 64 67 65 72

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School Grade Read Lang. Math Science Social El Modena 9 41 53 60 51 50 10 46 52 54 60 54 11 48 56 56 56 65

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School Grade Read Lang. Math Science Social Orange 9 27 45 39 27 31 10 26 32 28 25 28 11 27 38 28 24 39

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School Grade Read Lang. Math Science Social Villa Park 9 56 64 75 63 60 High 10 54 57 64 65 62 11 60 63 73 71 80

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School Grade Read Lang. Math Science Social Richland 9 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 10 18 13 22 27 20 11 22 23 23 27 32

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Districtwide Read Lang. Math Spell LEP 16 16 24 21 ENG ONLY 53 60 60 52 FEP 51 58 63 60

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Grade 3

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Districtwide Read Lang. Math Spell LEP 15 19 21 22 ENG ONLY 52 51 56 51 FEP 55 60 66 68

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Grade 4

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Districtwide Read Lang. Math Spell LEP 15 25 20 15 ENG ONLY 58 60 56 53 FEP 66 71 69 74

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Grade 5

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Districtwide Read Lang. Math Spell LEP 13 21 19 18 ENG ONLY 58 61 57 55 FEP 60 67 63 64

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Grade 6

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Districtwide Read Lang. Math Spell LEP 18 24 24 17 ENG ONLY 67 68 69 61 FEP 67 74 73 76

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Grade 7

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Districtwide Read Lang. Math Spell LEP 14 25 22 17 ENG ONLY 57 67 59 58 FEP 67 78 75 73

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Grade 8

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Districtwide Read Lang. Math Spell LEP 18 24 24 16 ENG ONLY 58 63 60 47 FEP 65 72 71 62

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Grade 9

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Districtwide Read Lang. Math Science Social LEP 13 26 31 22 23 ENG ONLY 53 63 67 56 56 FEP 48 67 70 52 53

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Grade 10

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Districtwide Read Lang. Math Science Social LEP 8 11 20 16 16 ENG ONLY 50 55 53 58 55 FEP 54 61 62 55 56

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Districtwide Read Lang. Math Science Social LEP 12 20 22 16 30 ENG ONLY 52 57 53 56 65 FEP 55 62 67 54 68

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Savanna

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Districtwide 2 46 45 47 44 3 42 46 43 47 4 46 51 43 44 5 46 51 45 49 6 46 52 45 53

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Cerritos 2 50 54 50 49 3 48 52 47 52 4 54 55 51 49 5 52 54 50 53 6 51 56 46 60

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Hansen 2 38 36 39 35 3 41 45 41 47 4 43 47 39 42 5 40 46 41 47 6 42 47 42 45

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Holder 2 48 49 51 55 3 39 44 41 46 4 46 54 46 49 5 47 52 47 50 6 43 53 46 55

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School Grade Read Lang. Spell Math Reid 2 50 47 50 43 3 41 46 46 46 4 41 47 39 37 5 47 51 43 47 6 48 52 45 53

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Source: Individual school districts and Orange County Department of Education; Compiled by DANIEL ARREOLA and JENNIFER TREXLER / Los Angeles Times