O.C. Schools’ Report Card / GRADE 6

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS / READING THE TABLES

In California, almost 4.2 million public school students in grades 2 through 11 took the Stanford 9 standardized tests this spring, for the second year in a row. All of them were tested in reading, math and writing. Students through grade 8 also took a spelling test, and students in higher grades took exams in science and history/social science.

On Thursday, the state Department of Education released scores for each school. The Times today presents scores from selected testing subjects.

Readers who want to know how a school in Orange County is doing can use these scores as a gauge, keeping in mind that not all subjects are represented.

Results for all grades, schools and districts in all categories will be available on the Internet at a state Web site at https://www.cde.ca.gov.

To find your school’s scores:

* Look first for the grade level.

* Then, search down the column to find your school district. Individual schools are listed underneath, in alphabetical order.

* The scores appear to the right of your school’s name. The columns report 1998 and 1999 testing data in the “Reading” and “Math” categories. Use the guide at the top of each column of numbers to determine which category the score is in.

For each test, the chart shows the national percentile rank achieved by students in each school, in both years. (See below: “How to Interpret the Percentile Rank.”)

(Note: State officials warn that strict comparisons of a school’s 1998 and 1999 scores may be misleading. One reason is that Proposition 227 has brought major changes in instruction for students not fluent in English, and the Stanford 9 test is designed to measure achievement by students who are fluent.)

* The chart also has a category labeled “%LEP Tested.” This column of numbers shows the percentage of students who took the test at the school who were classified as “limited English proficient.” Schools with a higher percentage of such students will tend to have lower scores, in part because these students may have had difficulty understanding the questions, which were all in English.

* The far right column, labeled “Std. 99,” shows student performance on questions reflecting California’s standards in language arts. The score is the average number of questions answered correctly by students in that grade. (Students in the grades listed here answered 90 such questions.) Because this is the first year for such questions, there is as yet no definition of what is “good” or “bad.”

Note: An asterisk (*) means the number of students tested was 10 or fewer. A dash (--) means data were unavailable.

* HOW TO INTERPRET THE PERCENTILE RANK

Even among experts, there is no one view on what a percentile rank tells about school performance. But a rank of 50 means that, taken together, the school’s students were right at the national median when measured against a sample of their peers across the country--even though some students at the school may be doing quite well and others poorly.

A percentile rank of 25 or less suggests that many of the students are doing poorly when measured against the national sample. A rank of 75 or above shows that a high percentage of students are doing well. Scores for grades or schools in which few children were tested may appear abnormally high or low, and should be interpreted cautiously.

Comparing the individual scores sent to your home with those of the school will help you gauge where your child ranks against classmates.

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* ORANGE COUNTY GRADE 6

California

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Statewide 43 45 48 52 21.0 48.0

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Orange County

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Orange County 51 52 59 63 27.0 50.8

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Anaheim Elementary

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Anaheim Elementary 34 34 44 44 35.6 42.6 Barton Elementary 51 46 58 62 19.0 50.4 Edison Elementary 17 18 27 25 51.6 37.0 Franklin Elementary 26 31 37 32 39.7 39.7 Gauer Elementary 46 36 61 50 35.1 41.9 Guinn Elementary 29 30 37 46 41.8 40.7 Henry Elementary 30 22 42 35 27.8 38.6 Jefferson 19 19 20 27 45.4 34.4 Jefferson Elementary 35 39 47 53 36.1 42.9 Juarez Elementary 58 57 65 69 17.3 53.0 Key Elementary 22 27 23 40 33.4 39.6 Lincoln Elementary 26 22 37 35 52.9 36.6 Loara Elementary 40 45 47 54 16.7 46.0 Madison Elementary 50 46 61 52 32.7 48.8 Mann Elementary 30 28 43 37 52.9 40.3 Marshall Elementary 41 45 50 56 26.8 47.4 Palm Lane Elementary 20 21 26 23 45.7 34.9 Price Elementary 26 36 37 52 31.5 44.0 Revere Elementary 19 19 24 24 66.4 32.7 Roosevelt Elementary 36 36 43 48 39.5 44.8 Ross Elementary 36 32 37 39 28.0 40.0 Stoddard Elementary 48 48 65 59 25.7 50.3 Sunkist Elementary 46 46 55 59 23.7 47.8

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Brea-Olinda Unified

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Brea-Olinda Unified 67 67 73 76 10.5 58.2 Arovista Elementary 59 55 67 71 12.4 56.0 Brea Country Hills Elementary 80 78 86 87 3.9 62.0 Laurel Elementary 51 51 63 63 40.7 50.2 Mariposa Elementary 66 71 73 72 3.1 60.1 Olinda Elementary 79 77 82 87 -- 62.7 William E. Fanning Elementary 68 64 70 71 7.5 57.5

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Buena Park Elementary

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Buena Park Elementary 37 39 44 53 30.2 46.4 Beatty Elementary 41 40 46 58 29.1 45.4 Corey Elementary 58 49 72 62 7.9 51.2 Emery Elementary 49 58 59 75 21.6 56.9 Gilbert Elementary 23 26 25 36 48.2 40.9 Pendleton Elementary 38 35 37 46 24.3 43.5 Whitaker Elementary 26 30 34 41 42.9 43.2

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Capistrano Unified

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Capistrano Unified 64 64 71 73 7.8 56.2 Aliso Viejo Middle 64 68 73 77 6.3 58.1 Ayer Middle -- 71 -- 78 2.5 58.8 Barcelona Hills Elem. 68 76 73 82 1.2 61.4 Dana Elementary 59 54 60 56 34.7 49.5 Forster Middle 50 51 51 59 18.2 50.5 Las Flores 69 65 77 78 2.3 56.7 Las Palmas Elementary 27 19 29 22 76.5 35.3 Newhart Elementary 66 70 74 76 2.2 58.4 Niguel Hills Middle 69 68 80 80 4.3 58.3 Shorecliffs Middle -- 63 -- 71 5.0 55.8

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Centralia Elementary

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Centralia Elementary 53 52 59 65 20.6 51.8 Buena Terra Elementary 58 57 59 63 10.8 54.8 Centralia Elementary 34 29 33 43 42.7 41.0 Danbrook Elementary 33 28 35 34 42.0 41.3 Dysinger Elementary 54 63 68 74 10.2 55.4 Knott Elementary 57 60 53 73 17.1 54.3 Los Coyotes Elementary 74 73 85 85 7.2 61.5 Miller Elementary 58 58 64 78 25.4 55.4 San Marino Elementary 54 52 61 61 2.9 51.8 Temple Elementary 44 55 59 74 25.1 52.3

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Cypress Elementary

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Cypress Elementary 64 63 72 72 6.2 56.0 Arnold Elementary 67 62 79 69 4.3 55.4 Cawthon Elementary 71 74 81 87 9.1 57.7 Damron Elementary 55 59 59 61 3.9 55.1 Dickerson Elementary 62 72 64 77 -- 61.0 King Elementary 43 53 51 60 11.2 50.8 Landell Elementary 64 72 78 79 2.4 59.3 Luther Elementary 72 65 82 81 6.2 57.6 Morris Elementary 64 64 74 72 5.0 56.8 Swain Elementary 65 51 64 55 12.6 51.1 Vessels Elementary 74 66 82 74 5.2 58.5

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Fountain Valley Elementary

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Fountain Valley Elem. 62 63 71 71 5.5 55.9 Fulton Middle 70 68 80 80 1.6 58.1 Masuda Middle 60 67 68 73 11.0 56.2 Moiola Elementary 61 67 80 74 3.1 55.8 Talbert Middle 57 54 64 59 4.4 53.5

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Fullerton Elementary

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Fullerton Elementary 55 55 65 66 24.4 51.5 Acacia Elementary 61 65 71 77 11.0 57.4 Commonwealth Elementary 52 46 54 56 25.1 45.9 Fern Drive Elementary 68 68 83 79 25.6 58.8 Golden Hill Elementary 59 54 65 60 25.9 52.8 Hermosa Drive Elementary 71 70 82 80 4.7 55.2 Laguna Road Elementary 84 80 91 90 9.0 64.7 Orangethorpe Elementary 53 46 57 54 14.3 47.8 Pacific Drive Elementary 47 50 50 53 21.8 47.5 Raymond Elementary 55 43 58 54 29.1 46.3 Richman Elementary 22 23 38 37 64.8 38.4 Rolling Hills Elementary 65 61 68 71 14.5 54.5 Sunset Lane Elementary 64 69 80 80 24.6 60.0 Valencia Park Elementary 33 39 37 48 29.8 43.4 Woodcrest Elementary 30 45 40 59 40.5 45.7

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Garden Grove Unified

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Garden Grove Unified 42 45 52 57 45.1 46.6 Allen Elementary 81 81 89 87 10.2 64.4 Anthony Elementary 45 54 53 66 42.0 49.5 Barker Elementary 66 76 73 84 -- 62.4 Brookhurst Elementary 41 44 51 56 49.3 47.4 Bryant Elementary 31 32 34 34 52.5 38.8 Carrillo Elementary 32 26 37 44 58.9 41.6 Carver Elementary 24 30 22 36 42.3 41.0 Clinton-Mendenhall Elem. 25 30 41 40 61.2 41.0 Cook Elementary 41 42 57 63 60.8 43.7 Crosby Elementary 44 28 48 44 35.8 40.7 Eisenhower Elementary 28 43 36 44 51.3 43.0 Enders Elementary 53 57 57 71 5.1 51.3 Evans Elementary 36 45 48 61 40.6 48.4 Excelsior Elementary 41 39 59 48 62.4 44.2 Faylane Elementary 44 46 56 58 28.8 49.2 Gilbert Elementary 46 51 42 55 30.3 47.7 Hazard Elementary 27 33 23 38 72.4 41.9 Heritage Elementary 25 30 31 39 70.0 39.9 Hill Elementary 43 50 49 63 55.8 51.8 Lawrence Elementary 44 55 63 66 38.1 48.9 Marshall Elementary 25 38 27 54 54.7 44.1 Mitchell Elementary 46 26 57 38 56.1 39.1 Monroe Elementary 68 69 80 88 27.6 56.2 Morningside Elementary 36 39 57 59 59.8 43.2 Murdy Elementary 48 58 67 78 59.7 51.5 Newhope Elementary 47 38 52 40 57.0 43.7 Northcutt Elementary 50 43 63 51 29.5 46.5 Paine Elementary 37 38 59 65 44.8 44.9 Parkview Elementary 42 34 43 41 46.6 44.1 Patton Elementary 71 77 81 84 7.1 60.7 Peters Intermediate 32 32 40 39 57.0 40.8 Post Elementary 47 55 74 79 42.7 50.7 Riverdale Elementary 31 35 37 57 63.5 42.7 Rosita Elementary 46 48 63 60 55.6 45.1 Russell Elementary 22 25 34 40 82.8 36.6 Simmons Elementary -- 27 -- 44 72.2 38.5 Skylark Elementary 31 27 41 40 78.9 37.6 Stanford Elementary 38 46 53 58 50.0 47.3 Stanley Elementary 54 50 61 60 23.0 50.9 Sunnyside Elementary 49 48 69 66 37.9 49.1 Violette Elementary 32 36 47 46 38.1 44.7 Wakeham Elementary 41 34 39 45 49.0 42.5 Warren Elementary 39 37 49 45 47.1 44.8 Woodbury Elementary 60 59 67 70 36.8 53.7 Zeyen Elementary 44 52 53 60 24.1 47.8

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Huntington Beach City Elementary

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Huntington Beach City Elementary 63 65 71 71 4.4 57.0 Dwyer Middle 56 62 63 68 8.2 54.8 Sowers Middle 69 67 77 74 1.4 58.7

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Irvine Unified

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Irvine Unified 76 77 84 87 9.2 63.6 Alderwood Basics Plus Elementary 75 79 83 90 10.1 65.3 Bonita Canyon Elementary 78 82 92 90 3.9 67.1 Brywood Elementary 77 79 86 92 10.4 65.9 College Park Elementary 66 64 80 86 21.0 56.2 Culverdale Elementary 65 73 84 89 29.7 60.6 Deerfield Elementary 83 75 88 82 8.9 61.1 Eastshore Elementary 81 84 86 90 5.9 66.5 El Camino Real Elem. 74 80 80 87 4.8 64.5 El Toro Marine Elem. 41 42 -- Greentree Elementary 74 67 83 84 15.3 61.4 Los Naranjos Elementary 68 65 76 71 6.0 57.6 Meadow Park Elementary 75 74 85 81 4.4 62.3 Northwood Elementary 75 68 81 82 8.0 59.8 Santiago Hills Elem. 79 87 87 91 2.9 69.9 Springbrook Elem. 70 80 84 94 15.8 65.2 Stone Creek Elementary 74 72 90 86 10.3 62.5 Turtle Rock Elementary 87 91 94 96 4.4 72.9 University Park Elem. 69 59 78 71 19.3 55.8 Vista Verde Elementary 85 85 89 85 1.2 66.3 Westpark Elementary 80 74 76 80 2.6 60.9 Westwood Basics Plus 78 76 83 86 5.0 62.3

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La Habra City Elementary

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 La Habra City Elem. 39 40 47 51 35.3 44.4 Imperial Middle 38 38 47 55 32.5 43.5 Washington Middle 40 42 47 48 38.5 45.4

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Laguna Beach Unified

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Laguna Beach Unified 68 74 75 79 4.3 59.3 Thurston Middle 68 74 75 79 4.3 59.3

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Los Alamitos Unified

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Los Alamitos Unified 70 69 72 74 2.3 59.3 McAuliffe Middle 71 72 74 76 2.1 60.3 Oak Middle 69 66 71 73 2.4 58.4

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Magnolia Elementary

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Magnolia Elementary 34 38 42 48 33.7 44.1 Baden-Powell Elementary 32 29 45 32 29.1 39.2 Disney Elementary 64 62 70 74 15.2 55.5 Low Elementary -- 38 -- 46 31.8 44.0 Marshall Elementary 45 39 55 48 28.6 44.8 Maxwell Elementary 25 30 30 33 43.7 40.7 Pyles Elementary 23 31 40 53 51.6 39.2 Salk Elementary 33 33 42 49 33.0 43.7 Schweitzer Elementary 31 45 40 41 24.2 46.0 Walter Elementary 19 37 17 41 36.9 42.5

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Newport-Mesa Unified

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Newport-Mesa Unified 56 55 63 65 30.0 52.6 Andersen Elementary 85 91 93 93 -- 72.5 Davis Elementary 49 49 51 57 37.4 50.4 Harbor View Elementary 83 84 89 89 -- 69.3 Kaiser Elementary 63 64 74 76 14.3 55.6 Lincoln Elementary 79 81 90 90 1.6 63.6 Mariners Elementary 80 78 86 87 5.7 64.6 Newport Elementary 66 68 71 68 1.2 58.3 Newport Heights Elem. 72 64 77 72 2.4 57.0 Rea Elementary 16 23 26 34 80.4 37.8 Tewinkle Middle 37 30 41 40 54.6 42.1

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Ocean View Elementary

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Ocean View Elementary 60 61 71 72 12.3 55.3 Marine View Middle 64 67 71 74 14.7 58.2 Mesa View Middle 65 61 71 74 13.1 55.0 Spring View Middle 55 59 70 70 9.0 53.8 Vista View Middle 58 56 74 69 12.2 53.6

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Orange County Office of Education

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Orange County Office of Education 50 18 44 16 1.8 31.6 Juvenile Hall/Community 13 16 11 13 1.9 30.1 Special Education * * --

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Orange Unified

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Orange Unified 54 54 58 61 23.3 52.2 Anaheim Hills Elementary 70 70 73 74 3.3 60.0 Calif Elementary 28 26 33 33 55.6 39.1 Cambridge Elementary 47 47 45 53 32.1 48.3 Chapman Hills Elementary 67 72 73 77 6.2 58.2 Crescent Intermediate 77 73 77 75 2.5 60.8 Esplanade Elementary 31 41 35 55 41.3 45.5 Fairhaven Elementary 25 35 30 41 46.0 42.7 Fletcher Elementary 67 57 71 63 13.0 55.2 Handy Elementary 42 38 44 49 35.1 45.8 Imperial Elementary 71 71 79 75 5.7 58.4 Jordan Elementary 21 22 19 42 71.8 37.1 Laveta Elementary 67 73 65 69 7.1 57.8 Linda Vista Elementary 69 76 80 84 -- 61.4 McPherson Magnet 71 66 75 77 -- 59.6 Nohl Canyon Elementary 77 79 81 88 3.4 65.3 Palmyra Elementary 39 46 57 50 27.5 45.9 Panorama Elementary 68 67 77 67 3.9 59.3 Portola Middle 29 29 28 30 43.9 41.0 Prospect Elementary 27 24 46 30 50.0 39.4 Riverdale Elementary 58 57 70 65 14.3 51.6 Serrano Elementary 79 77 83 90 11.5 61.3 Silverado Elementary 59 81 73 87 -- 63.8 Sycamore Elementary 23 33 26 37 54.6 41.9 Taft Elementary 58 61 59 68 14.8 55.6 Villa Park Elementary 73 73 79 80 5.5 59.9

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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified 60 63 69 74 14.3 56.2 Brookhaven Elementary 67 78 84 92 1.5 63.5 Fairmont Elementary 80 83 91 93 1.6 66.9 Glenknoll Drive Elem. 72 72 80 83 1.2 62.4 Glenview Elementary 59 58 65 68 3.5 54.3 Golden Elementary 76 84 84 89 5.0 65.2 Kraemer Junior High 29 31 35 41 48.0 40.7 Morse Avenue Elementary 44 49 60 62 23.0 50.6 Ruby Drive Elementary 28 31 29 50 34.3 43.5 Sierra Vista Elementary 68 69 74 73 6.9 60.2 Topaz Elementary 17 26 30 44 69.6 40.0 Travis Ranch Elementary 70 73 74 81 0.6 60.3 Tynes Elementary 32 32 41 48 56.7 46.3 Van Buren Elementary 60 62 79 84 2.5 57.5 Wagner Elementary 59 65 68 70 -- 54.0 Woodsboro Elementary 51 58 54 65 5.0 55.5 Yorba Linda Middle 63 66 64 66 3.6 57.0

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Saddleback Valley Unified

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Saddleback Valley Unified 66 70 74 81 6.0 59.6 Aliso Elementary 47 66 55 83 12.9 60.5 Cielo Vista Elementary 59 68 69 76 1.5 57.4 Cordillera Elementary 71 74 74 81 2.5 60.4 Del Cerro Elementary 82 81 86 89 2.6 65.0 Del Lago Elementary 64 70 73 87 6.2 59.9 Deportola Elementary 72 81 80 88 1.1 64.4 Foothill Ranch Elem. 71 73 74 85 -- 61.3 Gates Elementary 50 61 58 71 30.1 54.1 Glen Yermo Elementary 68 58 76 69 7.4 53.8 La Madera Elementary 65 71 82 87 4.1 60.9 La Tierra Elementary 65 67 75 74 2.4 56.9 Lake Forest Elementary 72 71 77 81 4.5 60.0 Linda Vista Elementary 57 66 64 71 12.7 58.3 Lomarena Elementary 65 58 70 71 15.3 54.7 Melinda Heights Elem. 59 71 66 78 2.1 60.4 Montevideo Elementary 61 72 66 81 2.4 59.9 O’Neill Elementary 72 72 78 87 1.4 61.2 Olivewood Elementary 53 55 56 70 21.7 52.5 Portola Hills Elementary 75 79 85 88 2.1 65.3 Rancho Canada Elementary 71 74 84 91 1.1 65.1 Robinson Elementary 73 74 83 88 1.3 61.4 San Joaquin Elementary 46 51 52 57 11.8 52.7 Santiago Elementary 67 63 74 74 2.2 56.1 Trabuco Elementary * 63 * 74 23.9 55.4 Trabuco Mesa Elementary 65 72 77 83 1.7 59.8 Valencia Elementary 79 80 87 88 -- 64.9

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Santa Ana Unified

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Santa Ana Unified 21 23 29 32 69.5 37.7 Carr Intermediate 18 19 23 24 81.0 36.7 Lathrop Intermediate 16 18 23 23 82.1 33.8 Mac Arthur Fundament 45 44 60 61 25.7 47.4 McFadden Intermediate 29 24 38 38 61.8 39.0 Sierra Intermediate 15 18 21 26 75.2 34.6 Spurgeon Intermediate 17 19 23 26 73.0 35.9 Villa Fundamental -- 27 -- 41 71.8 40.4 Willard Intermediate 19 19 26 27 77.8 34.5

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Savanna Elementary

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Savanna Elementary 43 47 56 61 20.1 47.9 Cerritos Elementary 53 61 68 70 4.4 53.4 Hansen Elementary 37 34 42 57 31.8 43.5 Holder Elementary 38 47 59 62 24.2 48.6 Reid Elementary 47 49 56 57 17.1 47.3

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Tustin Unified

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Tustin Unified 48 48 54 54 22.6 49.5 Columbus Tustin Middle 36 37 41 42 39.8 45.2 Currie Middle 35 33 42 38 48.2 42.6 Hewes Middle 66 65 74 72 5.8 56.8 Utt Middle 52 51 55 58 -- 51.6

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Westminster Elementary

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Read Read Math Math % LEP Std. Name 98 99 98 99 Tested 99 Westminster Elementary 39 43 52 56 33.0 47.3 Anderson Elementary 33 37 52 58 69.9 44.1 Clegg Elementary 54 54 64 61 14.0 51.3 Demille Elementary 39 39 41 50 31.9 44.9 Eastwood Elementary 61 65 75 81 -- 59.4 Finley Elementary 28 29 39 39 53.8 41.7 Johnson Middle 29 35 39 50 33.8 44.7 Schroeder Elementary 53 59 61 57 6.0 54.0 Sequoia Elementary 47 63 58 79 4.5 54.1 Warner Middle 37 44 55 59 34.4 46.8 Webber Elementary 29 40 42 53 32.0 45.7 Willmore Elementary 22 24 34 39 72.8 38.9

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