Late-Tallied Schools Hear of Rewards

More than 75 Orange County schools that were left out when officials ranked all California schools in October received their scores Thursday.

For more than two-thirds of those schools, the news was good, much as it was for schools countywide in October: They boosted scores on standardized tests enough to qualify for a pot of state money intended to reward teachers and boost academic achievement.

That money, which includes funds for school programs and checks that could go directly to teachers in high-performing classes, will be handed out in the spring.

Ian Collins, principal of Dwyer Middle School in Huntington Beach, said he was pleased but not surprised to learn Thursday that his school had surpassed its score improvement target and qualified to receive awards.

“We put in a lot of programs to help our at-risk students,” Collins said, noting that teachers last year were encouraged to mentor struggling students and give them extra help in math and reading.

Most schools in the state received the Academic Performance Index scores in October, but for a variety of reasons, those Orange County schools and others up and down the state did not have their data ready for the state to compute their API in time, said Doug Stone, spokesman for the California Department of Education.

The API, which was launched last year, is the cornerstone of the state’s new school accountability program. For now, API scores are based solely on students’ performance on the Stanford 9 test. Schools are judged on how well they do on the test, and on how much they improve from year to year. In the future, the API will also consider attendance and students’ grades.

In January, the state will release score improvement targets that all schools must try to meet on next spring’s tests.

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How Schools Fared

Below are Academic Performance Index scores and statistics for Orange County schools that were tabulated late. Most other schools had been tabulated in October.

* Schools within a district are listed in alphabetical order by level, elementary schools first.

* In column one, the 2000 API score is on a scale of 200 to 1,000.

* Column two is the school’s score improvement target. That is the number of points the index must rise for the school to qualify for rewards. An asterisk indicates that no target was set because the API was 800 or higher in 1999. Those schools had to improve their score by only 1 point.

* Column three is the number of points the school’s score rose or declined. If the school met or exceeded its target, the number is in boldface.

* Column four indicates, yes/no, whether the school met its growth targets for significant subgroups. Those include students from low-income families and various ethnic groups.

* Column five is the percentage of students tested. To qualify for rewards, elementary and middle schools must test 95% or more of eligible students. High schools must test at least 90% of eligible students.

* Column six indicates, yes/no, whether a school qualifies for the state’s reward program. If a school meets its overall growth target but fails to hit targets for subgroups or participation rate, it is not eligible.

Anaheim Elementary

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District 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub- Pct Awds API Grps Tested Barton Elementary 638 8 6 N 100 N Edison Elementary 470 19 42 Y 100 Y Franklin Elementary 459 18 19 Y 100 Y Gauer Elementary 553 12 -1 N 99 N Guinn Elementary 565 12 12 N 100 N Henry Elementary 511 16 34 Y 99 Y Jefferson Elementary 501 18 63 Y 100 Y Jefferson II Elementary 641 9 18 Y 100 Y Key Elementary 494 16 7 N 100 N Lincoln Elementary 493 19 70 Y 100 Y Loara Elementary 637 10 42 Y 99 Y Madison Elementary 588 12 20 Y 100 Y Mann Elementary 478 18 36 Y 100 Y Palm Lane Elementary 494 20 103 Y 100 Y Price Elementary 597 12 35 Y 100 Y Revere Elementary 454 19 29 Y 100 Y Roosevelt Elementary 595 11 9 N 99 N Ross Elementary 533 16 44 Y 100 Y Stoddard Elementary 672 7 17 N 100 N

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Buena Park Elementary

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District 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub- Pct Awds API Grps Tested Beatty Elementary 649 10 50 Y 100 Y Corey Elementary 752 6 72 Y 100 Y Emery Elementary 722 5 30 N 100 N Gilbert Elementary 634 15 138 Y 100 Y Pendleton Elementary 644 12 91 Y 100 Y Whitaker Elementary 594 14 72 Y 100 Y Buena Park Junior High 640 11 57 Y 100 Y

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Capistrano Unified

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District 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub- Pct Awds API Grps Tested San Juan Elementary 530 18 91 Y 99 Y

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Huntington Beach City

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District 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub- Pct Awds API Grps Tested Eader Elementary 831 1 50 Y 99 Y Hawes Elementary 856 * 10 Y 99 Y Kettler Elementary 782 3 37 Y 99 Y Moffett Elementary 820 1 27 Y 100 Y Perry Elementary 628 9 7 N 100 N Peterson Elementary 831 2 74 Y 99 Y Smith Elementary 786 1 -8 N 100 N Dwyer Middle 766 3 34 Y 99 Y Sowers Middle 829 * 22 Y 100 Y

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Huntington Beach High

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District 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub- Pct Awds API Grps Tested Edison High 738 4 9 Y 96 Y Fountain Valley High 765 3 26 N 95 N Huntington Beach High 730 5 27 Y 97 Y Marina High 739 3 6 N 98 N Ocean View High 664 8 17 Y 98 Y Westminster High 601 13 57 Y 97 Y

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Los Alamitos Unified

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District 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub- Pct Awds API Grps Tested McAuliffe Middle 819 * 15 Y 99 Y

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Orange Unified

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District 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub- Pct Awds API Grps Tested Anaheim Hills Elementary 858 * 16 Y 100 Y California Elementary 510 16 38 Y 98 Y Cambridge Elementary 610 12 50 Y 99 Y Canyon Rim Elementary 843 1 52 Y 99 Y Chapman Hills Elementary 845 * 32 Y 100 Y Crescent Elementary 805 * -14 N 97 N Esplanade Elementary 549 12 -4 N 98 N Fairhaven Elementary 534 17 73 Y 100 Y Fletcher Elementary 731 6 41 Y 97 Y Handy Elementary 603 11 16 N 97 N Imperial Elementary 824 * 10 Y 100 Y Jordan Elementary 478 17 9 Y 99 N Lampson Elementary 640 11 52 Y 99 Y La Veta Elementary 759 3 28 Y 95 Y Linda Vista Elementary 840 * 16 Y 100 Y McPherson Elementary 844 * 7 Y 100 Y Nohl Canyon Elementary 883 * 13 Y 100 Y Palmyra Elementary 653 9 36 Y 100 Y Panorama Elementary 828 * 9 Y 98 Y Prospect Elementary 530 16 40 Y 100 Y Riverdale Elementary 756 4 40 Y 100 Y Serrano Elementary 857 * 22 Y 100 Y Sycamore Elementary 565 14 42 Y 99 Y Taft Elementary 690 6 14 N 98 N Villa Park Elementary 835 * 9 Y 99 Y West Orange Elementary 562 12 11 N 100 N Crescent Intermediate 810 * -2 Y 99 N Cerro Villa Middle 773 2 11 N 100 N El Rancho Middle 812 * 8 Y 98 Y Portola Middle 544 16 56 Y 99 Y Santiago Middle 718 5 13 Y 99 Y Yorba Middle 588 12 34 Y 98 Y Canyon High 772 2 14 Y 98 Y El Modena High 707 4 -7 N 93 N Orange High 562 12 -7 N 100 N Villa Park High 767 1 -13 N 99 N

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Source: California Department of Education