Orange County Report Card / Grade 7

* UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS / READING THE TABLES

In California, almost 4.3 million public school students in grades two through 11 took the Stanford 9 standardized tests this spring--for the third year in a row. All of them were tested in reading, math and language skills such as grammar and punctuation. Students through eighth grade also took a spelling test, and students in higher grades took exams in science and history/social science.

On Monday, the state Department of Education released scores for each of its schools.

Readers who want to know how a school in Orange County is doing can use this cross-section of scores as a gauge. But keep in mind that these are results for selected grades only, not the entire school. Scores can vary from grade to grade--and from classroom to classroom--even at the same school. Scores were not available for Lowell Joint School District.

Results for all grades, schools and districts are available on the Internet at https://www.cde.ca.gov.

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* TO FIND YOUR SCHOOL’S SCORES

* Look first for the grade level: “Grade 4” for elementary school, “Grade 8” for middle school or “Grade 10” for high school.

* Search down the column to find your school district. Schools are listed underneath in alphabetical order.

* The scores are to the right of your school’s name. The columns report 2000 testing data for reading and math and the change in each of those subjects from 1998, the first year of the test. Use the guide at the top of each column of numbers to determine which category the score is in. (These scores do not include a separate category for students who are not fluent in English. State officials do not plan to release the breakdown of scores by subgroups, including “limited English-proficient” students, until mid-August.)

* For each test, the chart shows the percentage of students in each school who scored at or above the 50th percentile, the national average. This is a change from the two previous years when The Times reported the average percentile rank achieved by students in each school. (See below for more information.)

* The far right columns, labeled Std. 00 and Std. Change, report student performance on questions matching California’s standards in language arts and how that performance has changed from last year. The score is the average number of questions answered correctly by students. (Students in fourth grade answered 35 such questions; in eighth grade, 65 questions; and in 10th grade, 35 questions. Last year, students in those three grades answered 50 such questions.) This is the second year for this portion of the test. As yet, the state has no definition of what is “good” or “bad” performance on the standards-based section.

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Note: - means the number of students tested was 10 or fewer.

* HOW TO INTERPRET THE NUMBERS

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Beginning with this year’s data, The Times is reporting the percentage of students scoring at or above the 50th percentile, which is the national average.

In the past, the newspaper reported the “percentile rank,” which compared the test results with those of students in the same grade across the country.

The number being reported this year is the one the state Department of Education uses in the year-to-year comparisons posted on its Web site. The differences in year-to-year comparisons represent the percentage of students who moved up (or down) in the rankings.

The percentage at or above the 50th percentile is considered by most education experts to be the best statistical measure of progress at a school over time.

How to Read the Scores

Reading 2000: Percentage of students scoring at or above the national average on the 2000 Stanford 9 test. A 50 means that half the school’s students were at or above the national average.

Reading Change: Change from 1998 percentage of students scoring at or above the national average. (When 1998 comparisons were unavailable--for example, with a new school--1999 data were used, if available.)

Math 2000: Percentage of students scoring at or above the national average on the 2000 Stanford 9 test.

Math Change: Change from 1998 percentage of students scoring at or above the national average. (When 1998 comparisons were unavailable--for example, with a new school--1999 data were used, if available.)

Standard 2000: Average percentage of language arts questions answered correctly. These items are included in the portion of the test designed to assess knowledge of California’s content standards.

Standard Change: Change from 1999 average percentage of language arts questions answered correctly.

For more information, see first page of tables.

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Note: - means the number of students tested was 10 or fewer.

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* Orange County Grade 7

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Statewide 46 2 48 6 57.7 0.8

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Orange County

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Orange County 54 3 59 6 60.7 0.7

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Anaheim Union High

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Anaheim Union High 38 2 47 9 53.1 0.2 Ball Junior High 35 4 46 11 50.0 2.2 Brookhurst Junior High 24 -13 40 -4 49.1 -0.5 Dale Junior High 31 2 35 2 50.8 1.0 Lexington Jr. High 69 2 67 10 62.4 -0.3 Orangeview Junior High 37 1 52 19 52.1 2.5 Oxford High 100 8 97 10 82.6 5.7 Polaris High 26 7 0 -10 44.6 -- South Junior High 26 -4 37 2 49.0 1.9 Sycamore Junior High 18 3 32 13 44.1 18.7 Walker Junior High 55 8 62 6 61.0 2.3

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Brea-Olinda Unified

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Brea-Olinda Unified 72 0 75 11 67.9 -0.5 Brea Junior High 72 0 75 11 67.9 -0.5

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Buena Park Elementary

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Buena Park Elementary 40 13 46 16 54.2 0.0 Buena Park Junior High 40 13 46 16 54.2 0.0

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Capistrano Unified

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Capistrano Unified 67 -2 68 4 65.8 0.0 Aliso Viejo Middle 69 -3 68 4 67.3 0.5 Ayer Middle 62 -1 62 0 62.9 -0.4 Forster Middle 52 0 49 2 59.2 0.3 Las Flores 75 -3 78 7 68.6 0.4 Newhart Elementary 75 -1 72 1 68.4 0.4 Niguel Hills Middle 69 -7 80 4 67.0 0.2 Shorecliffs Middle 69 5 68 9 66.8 0.0

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Fountain Valley Elementary

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Fountain Valley Elementary 76 6 82 10 68.0 -0.6 Fulton Middle 80 3 89 10 70.3 -0.6 Masuda Middle 74 2 81 7 66.4 0.5 Moiola Elementary 87 16 75 9 71.8 1.7 Talbert Middle 71 11 77 12 66.1 -2.8

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Fullerton Elementary

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Fullerton Elementary 58 6 63 8 62.1 1.5 Ladera Vista Junior High 55 5 56 10 61.3 2.0 Nicolas Junior High 43 6 45 6 54.1 2.3 Parks Junior High 75 3 85 3 71.3 0.3

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Garden Grove Unified

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Garden Grove Unified 43 3 52 3 56.8 1.0 Alamitos Intermediate 45 6 53 -3 56.1 2.8 Bell Intermediate 64 3 68 4 65.1 0.7 Doig Intermediate 29 -1 35 -4 50.9 2.6 Fitz Intermediate 39 6 46 4 56.3 0.9 Irvine Intermediate 36 1 47 4 54.0 -1.9 Jordan Intermediate 45 12 53 14 56.9 1.2 McGarvin Intermediate 52 4 68 4 61.2 1.8 Ralston Intermediate 47 6 58 8 59.8 1.5 Walton Intermediate 38 -3 48 6 54.1 -0.1

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Huntington Beach City Elementary

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Huntington Beach City Elementary 70 2 72 -1 67.2 -0.2 Dwyer Middle 65 6 70 5 65.3 1.0 Sowers Middle 74 0 73 -5 68.7 -1.3

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Irvine Unified

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Irvine Unified 80 3 85 7 72.4 0.7 Lakeside Middle 84 4 90 5 73.6 0.9 Rancho San Joaquin Middle 78 2 87 8 72.7 2.3 Sierra Vista Middle 83 6 87 11 72.4 2.2 South Lake Middle 71 -1 79 10 69.6 -2.6 Venado Middle 75 -1 79 -3 71.8 -0.8 Vista Verde Elementary 93 2 89 5 78.3 0.3

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La Habra City Elementary

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. La Habra City Elementary 41 3 47 8 54.9 -0.2 Imperial Middle 38 0 48 13 53.8 -0.5 Washington Middle 43 5 47 3 56.1 0.2

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Laguna Beach Unified

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Laguna Beach Unified 76 -3 82 3 68.9 -0.2 Thurston Middle 76 -3 82 3 68.9 -0.2

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Los Alamitos Unified

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Los Alamitos Unified 77 0 76 6 71.2 -0.1 McAuliffe Middle 76 2 78 5 72.4 0.4 Oak Middle 77 -5 73 5 69.9 -0.7

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Newport-Mesa Unified

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Newport-Mesa Unified 58 2 57 1 62.3 1.0 Corona Del Mar High 86 2 83 4 73.6 1.3 Costa Mesa High 46 -1 49 6 57.9 1.1 Ensign Intermediate 66 3 64 3 65.2 2.2 Tewinkle Middle 37 -5 33 -8 54.6 0.5

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Ocean View Elementary

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Ocean View Elementary 64 3 75 2 65.6 0.6 Marine View Middle 70 0 77 2 68.3 2.1 Mesa View Middle 65 -1 76 1 65.4 0.6 Spring View Middle 65 0 69 -4 65.7 2.4 Vista View Middle 55 11 78 9 62.4 -3.3

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Orange County Office of Education

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Orange County Office of Educ 16 -34 9 -32 39.7 1.1 Juvenile Hall/Community 16 0 9 1 39.8 3.2 Special Education -- -- -- -- -- --

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Orange Unified

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Orange Unified 55 6 56 7 62.4 1.2 Cerro Villa Middle 70 10 65 7 67.6 0.5 El Rancho Middle 73 0 73 -1 69.0 -0.3 McPherson Magnet 76 4 88 12 70.8 3.0 Portola Middle 27 6 26 8 50.1 0.5 Yorba Middle 29 3 41 13 52.6 4.5

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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified 65 1 70 4 65.6 0.3 Estuary -- -- -- -- -- -- Kraemer Junior High 42 3 51 8 57.4 1.2 Travis Ranch Elementary 80 7 84 8 72.2 1.4 Tuffree Junior High 73 4 79 6 68.6 1.8 Yorba Junior High 80 2 80 2 68.8 -1.3 Yorba Linda Middle 65 -7 70 -1 66.2 -2.2

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Saddleback Valley Unified

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Saddleback Valley Unfd 75 4 80 7 69.3 1.0 La Paz Intermediate 82 7 84 7 72.0 2.3 Los Alisos Intermediate 69 6 78 13 67.1 0.4 Rancho Santa Margarita Interm 80 2 85 7 71.1 0.7 Serrano Intermediate 68 2 73 2 67.1 0.9

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Santa Ana Unified

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Santa Ana Unified 21 4 29 9 48.3 1.2 Carr Intermediate 17 4 24 13 46.7 2.1 Lathrop Intermediate 15 0 15 -3 43.7 1.3 Mac Arthur Fundament 47 1 58 6 59.7 -1.1 McFadden Intermediate 24 6 44 18 50.1 1.3 Santa Ana Community Day 13 13 11 11 39.1 8.2 Sierra Intermediate 16 7 19 6 46.8 3.8 Spurgeon Intermediate 14 2 19 6 44.8 -0.1 Villa Fundamental 28 6 31 8 52.3 2.3 Willard Intermediate 17 2 26 9 45.8 0.5

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Tustin Unified

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Tustin Unified 58 6 53 5 62.9 3.8 Columbus Tustin Middle 51 17 48 18 60.2 8.8 Currie Middle 33 -2 31 3 52.3 -0.5 Hewes Middle 80 6 73 -3 72.0 2.2 Pioneer Middle 89 -- 83 -- 75.0 -- Utt Middle 51 -6 43 -8 61.0 0.2

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Westminster Elementary

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Westminster Elementary 49 14 62 18 58.7 2.3 Johnson Middle 46 14 57 16 59.2 3.6 Stacey Intermediate 51 7 68 17 58.3 -0.6 Warner Middle 49 22 60 22 58.8 4.5

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