Orange County Report Card / Grade 8

* 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 8

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Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 00 Chg. 00 Chg. 00 Chg. Statewide 49 3 48 6 56.6 -0.5

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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 55 2 59 6 58.7 -1.1

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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 37 -1 45 4 50.4 -2.5 Ball Junior High 31 -7 40 -1 46.9 -1.2 Brookhurst Junior High 31 -6 40 -1 49.0 -3.2 Dale Junior High 30 0 39 4 48.2 -1.1 Lexington Jr. High 68 0 70 12 60.7 0.1 Orangeview Junior High 34 -4 43 4 48.7 -1.1 Oxford High 94 6 95 7 75.9 1.8 Polaris High 24 -2 11 -2 48.4 3.4 South Junior High 27 -4 37 -1 45.3 -1.9 Sycamore Junior High 18 0 26 5 42.9 12.0 Walker Junior High 49 0 62 4 57.6 -1.0

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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 76 4 79 13 67.1 -1.1 Brea Junior High 76 4 79 13 67.1 -1.1

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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 44 10 48 10 53.9 3.7 Buena Park Junior High 44 10 48 10 53.9 3.7

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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 69 -3 73 6 64.0 -1.1 Aliso Viejo Middle 69 -6 68 -1 63.8 -3.1 Ayer Middle 67 5 61 -1 63.1 0.1 Forster Middle 55 -4 56 7 58.1 -0.5 Las Flores 79 -2 84 14 68.3 2.9 Newhart Elementary 75 -2 80 0 66.1 -2.1 Niguel Hills Middle 67 -6 80 5 64.4 -2.5 Shorecliffs Middle 73 3 76 11 65.2 -0.4

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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 75 3 80 8 67.2 -0.5 Fulton Middle 83 0 90 5 70.2 0.0 Masuda Middle 73 2 78 4 65.6 -2.5 Moiola Elementary 71 4 79 16 67.4 1.5 Talbert Middle 71 11 74 16 66.0 1.4

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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 1 60 1 59.6 -0.7 Ladera Vista Junior High 58 -2 61 10 59.8 0.6 Nicolas Junior High 41 4 37 -6 51.0 -2.2 Parks Junior High 76 3 84 2 68.9 0.0

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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 45 4 54 5 54.7 -0.4 Alamitos Intermediate 43 1 58 3 51.9 -0.7 Bell Intermediate 68 7 68 9 62.1 -0.8 Doig Intermediate 31 4 37 3 50.1 -0.6 Fitz Intermediate 41 6 50 3 53.6 -1.8 Irvine Intermediate 39 6 45 6 52.7 -0.4 Jordan Intermediate 49 3 62 8 55.4 1.2 McGarvin Intermediate 47 0 61 1 57.9 -0.4 Ralston Intermediate 47 4 59 8 56.0 -2.7 Walton Intermediate 47 7 52 11 54.6 2.4

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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 74 3 74 4 66.3 -1.0 Dwyer Middle 68 6 68 7 63.8 -1.1 Sowers Middle 79 1 79 0 68.4 -0.8

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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 2 84 5 70.6 -0.7 Lakeside Middle 81 -2 84 2 71.4 -1.4 Rancho San Joaquin Middle 75 6 80 5 70.2 -0.6 Sierra Vista Middle 80 -1 89 9 70.2 -0.8 South Lake Middle 79 1 82 2 68.6 -1.2 Venado Middle 85 7 85 7 71.6 0.2 Vista Verde Elementary 93 1 93 10 77.6 0.2

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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 44 6 53 15 54.0 -1.3 Imperial Middle 46 9 53 8 54.0 -2.3 Washington Middle 42 2 54 23 54.1 -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 82 0 80 3 69.2 -3.2 Thurston Middle 82 0 80 3 69.2 -3.2

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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 79 0 80 13 68.9 -0.4 McAuliffe Middle 79 -3 81 5 69.1 0.0 Oak Middle 78 1 78 19 68.7 -0.9

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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 -6 57 -1 60.0 -2.3 Corona Del Mar High 78 1 83 8 67.6 -4.1 Costa Mesa High 40 -19 49 -8 53.6 -5.0 Ensign Intermediate 69 -1 62 0 63.9 1.2 Tewinkle Middle 40 -2 34 -1 53.1 -4.2

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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 68 3 78 4 63.6 -1.0 Marine View Middle 73 5 78 6 63.8 -1.6 Mesa View Middle 64 -10 72 -4 61.3 -2.5 Spring View Middle 69 7 79 7 64.3 -0.4 Vista View Middle 66 8 84 7 64.1 0.1

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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 Cty Office of Education 13 -28 10 -18 36.8 -0.2 Juvenile Hall/Community 13 -8 9 -2 35.9 -0.9 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 59 6 59 7 60.9 -0.1 Cerro Villa Middle 67 3 69 5 64.8 -1.1 El Rancho Middle 74 4 74 7 67.0 -2.4 McPherson Magnet 79 -- 81 -- 67.6 -- Portola Middle 34 5 28 6 49.8 0.8 Yorba Middle 31 1 38 6 50.4 -0.2

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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 69 6 69 3 64.4 -1.2 Estuary -- -- -- -- -- -- Kraemer Junior High 48 7 44 0 56.7 -0.2 Travis Ranch Elementary 86 11 83 3 72.0 3.7 Tuffree Junior High 79 5 83 13 67.6 -0.2 Yorba Junior High 77 7 79 2 68.0 -2.3 Yorba Linda Middle 73 2 78 9 64.3 -1.3

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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 Unified 76 6 78 10 67.4 -0.8 La Paz Intermediate 81 4 78 6 70.0 -0.9 Los Alisos Intermediate 77 12 74 14 65.8 0.4 Rancho Santa Margarita Interm. 77 2 84 10 69.6 -0.5 Serrano Intermediate 70 8 73 7 64.3 -2.0

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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 26 6 26 8 46.7 0.1 Carr Intermediate 19 4 23 11 44.1 -0.1 Lathrop Intermediate 17 3 17 4 43.1 -1.7 Mac Arthur Fundament 55 6 55 8 59.8 0.1 McFadden Intermediate 30 4 31 5 48.2 -0.1 Santa Ana Community Day 6 -9 0 0 33.8 -- Sierra Intermediate 16 -1 20 6 42.7 -1.6 Spurgeon Intermediate 20 6 15 3 42.9 -1.3 Villa Fundamental 35 13 24 -1 51.4 0.8 Willard Intermediate 25 11 26 15 45.9 3.2

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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 56 2 53 4 59.3 0.1 Columbus Tustin Middle 41 -5 38 4 53.6 1.4 Currie Middle 39 7 38 10 51.8 0.6 Hewes Middle 78 10 79 4 70.2 1.3 Pioneer Middle 89 -- 79 -- 68.4 -- Tustin High -- -- -- -- -- -- Utt Middle 48 -16 39 -14 57.0 -4.8

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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 47 6 56 5 56.3 -0.5 Johnson Middle 36 -5 42 -7 54.0 -2.2 Stacey Intermediate 56 5 62 5 58.1 -2.3 Warner Middle 48 18 64 17 56.9 2.9

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