ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX: VENTURA COUNTY

What Is the API?

California’s Academic Performance Index is the cornerstone of Gov. Gray Davis’ push to hold schools accountable for student performance. This release is the second to indicate whether schools are meeting improvement targets for the Stanford 9 set by the state.

Schools must meet those targets--for the school overall and for sizable subgroups within each school--to qualify for cash rewards that the state has set aside to encourage academic improvement.

The statewide list covers 7,500 schools. Unlike last year’s list, this year’s includes hundreds of small schools with fewer than 100 test-takers. Many alternative schools are not included because they are being evaluated under a separate system.

In future years, the API is expected to encompass tests based on California’s academic standards as well as attendance and graduation rates and the results of a high school exit exam. For now, the only component is results on the Stanford 9, which students take each spring.

Last January, the state ranked schools on a scale of 1 to 10 based on results of the 2000 Stanford 9 test, with 10 representing the top 10% of schools. New rankings, based on the 2001 Stanford 9 results, will be released in January.

Readers who want to know how a school in Ventura County is faring can use this index as a guide.

Results for all schools and districts in California are available on the Web at https://api.cde.ca.gov.

How to Read These Tables

* Find the school district. Districts are listed in alphabetical order.

* Search for the individual school. Schools within a district are listed in alphabetical order by level, with elementary schools first.

* For each school, the table first lists the 2001 API score, on a scale of 200 to 1000. (An N/A in any column means that data are not available.)

* Next comes the 2000 API score, also on a scale of 200 to 1000. A dagger (1) indicates that the school’s 1999 score is being used because a valid 2000 score was unavailable.

* The third column is the school’s 2001 growth target. That is the number of points the index must have risen for the school to qualify for rewards. An asterisk (*) indicates that the school had an index score of 800 or higher in 2000. Those schools must have gained at least five points--and sizable subgroups had to have improved by at least four points--to qualify for rewards.

* The next column is the number of points that the school’s score rose or declined. If the school met or exceeded its schoolwide target, that number is in boldface.

* Column five indicates with a Y for yes or an N for no whether the school met its growth targets for significant subgroups. Those include students from low-income families and students from various ethnic groups. A U indicates that the status is unknown.

* Finally, a Y or an N indicates whether a school qualifies for the state’s rewards programs. If a school meets its overall growth target but fails to hit its targets for subgroups or fails to test enough students, it is not eligible for rewards. Elementary and middle schools must have tested 95% of their eligible students to qualify; high schools must have tested at least 90% of eligible students. A U means that the status is unknown.

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How the API Was Computed

State officials took each school’s Stanford 9 scores from last spring and used a seven-step formula to obtain a score between 200 and 1000. The national percentile rank for each student tested was used to make the calculation. The percentages of students scoring within each of five percentile rank performance levels (called performance bands) were weighted and combined to produce a summary level for each content area.

Summary results for content areas were weighted and combined to produce a single number. Reflecting the state’s emphasis on literacy, language skills carried extra weight in the early grades.

In grades 2 through 8, content areas were weighted as follows: mathematics, 40%; reading, 30%; language, 15%; spelling, 15%. In grades 9 through 11, mathematics, reading, language, history-social science and science each carried a weight of 20%.

To satisfy the Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999, officials set a statewide API performance target of 800 out of 1000. The annual growth target for a school is 5% of the range between a school’s API and 800. For example, a school with a 2000 API of 500 is 300 points below the statewide target; 5% of 300 is 15 points, so that school’s goal for the 2001 API would be 515.

To qualify for rewards, the school must also show significant improvement in the scores of each sizable subgroup. For example, the scores of Latino students, if they represented a significant subgroup in 2000 and 2001, would have to rise by 80% of the growth target. The same would be true of economically disadvantaged students.

Of the state’s 8,700 schools, about 6,700 received 2001 results on the growth of their API scores. The remaining 2,000 schools are not listed because of data discrepancies or other issues.

Briggs Elementary

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Briggs Elementary 619 601 10 18 N N Olivelands Elementary 712 641 8 71 Y U

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Conejo Valley Unified

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Acacia Elementary 811 807 * 4 Y N Aspen Elementary 856 864 * -8 Y N Banyan Elementary 870 866 * 4 Y N Conejo Elementary 657 642 8 15 N N Cypress Elementary 866 832 * 34 Y Y Glenwood Elementary 733 737 3 -4 N N Ladera Elementary 868 833 * 35 Y Y Lang Ranch Elementary 902 906 * -4 Y N Madrona Elementary 890 889 * 1 Y N Manzanita Elementary 722 628 9 94 Y Y Maple Elementary 876 884 * -8 Y N Meadows Elementary 861 876 * -15 Y N Park Oaks Elementary 690 667 7 23 Y Y University Elementary 823 824 * -1 Y N Walnut Elementary 777 764 2 13 Y Y Weathersfield Elementary 884 871 * 13 Y Y Westlake Elementary 880 879 * 1 Y N Westlake Hills Elementary 907 894 * 13 Y Y Wildwood Elementary 823 848 * -25 Y N Colina Middle 868 851 * 17 Y Y Los Cerritos Middle 835 781 1 54 Y Y Redwood Middle 846 826 * 20 Y Y Sequoia Middle 821 814 * 7 Y N Newbury Park High 797 783 1 14 Y Y Thousand Oaks High 781 785 1 -4 N N Westlake High 796 801 * -5 N N

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Fillmore Unified

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Piru Elementary 663 630 9 33 N N San Cayetano Elementary 633 601 10 32 N N Sespe Elementary 642 599 10 43 Y Y Fillmore Middle 612 568 12 44 Y Y Fillmore Senior High 557 506 15 51 Y Y

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Hueneme Elementary

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Bard Elementary 629 617 9 12 N N Hathaway Elementary 593 567 12 26 N N Haycox Elementary 502 (1) 419 38 83 Y Y Hollywood Beach Elementary 824 811 * 13 Y Y Hueneme Elementary 680 648 8 32 Y Y Larsen Elementary 613 521 14 92 Y Y Parkview Elementary 648 666 7 -18 N N Sunkist Elementary 636 650 8 -14 N N Williams Elementary 676 642 8 34 N N Blackstock Junior High 610 600 10 10 N N Green Junior High 678 640 8 38 Y Y

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Mesa Union Elementary

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Mesa Elementary 794 765 2 29 Y Y

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Moorpark Unified

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Arroyo West Elementary 795 809 * -14 N N Campus Canyon Elementary 730 752 2 -22 Y N Flory Elementary 723 712 4 11 Y Y Mountain Meadows Elementary 813 755 2 58 Y Y Peach Hill Elementary 687 655 7 32 N N Walnut Canyon Elementary 759 720 4 39 Y Y Chaparral Middle 814 802 * 12 N N Mesa Verde Middle 708 726 4 -18 N N Moorpark High 715 724 4 -9 N N

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Mupu Elementary

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Mupu Elementary 743 712 4 31 Y U

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Oak Park Unified

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Brookside Elementary 897 887 * 10 Y Y Oak Hills Elementary 898 879 * 19 Y Y Red Oak Elementary 894 863 * 31 Y Y Medea Creek Middle 877 867 * 10 Y Y Oak Park High 855 834 * 21 Y Y

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Ocean View Elementary

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Laguna Vista Elementary 663 (1) 619 18 44 N N Mar Vista Elementary NA Tierra Vista Elementary NA Ocean View Jr High 603 594 10 9 Y N

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Ojai Unified

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Meiners Oaks Elementary 725 721 4 4 Y N Mira Monte Elementary 805 760 2 45 Y Y San Antonio Elementary 858 823 * 35 Y U Summit Elementary NA Topa Topa Elementary 792 778 1 14 Y Y Matilija Junior High 767 751 2 16 Y Y Nordhoff High 743 745 3 -2 N N

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Oxnard Elementary

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Brekke Elementary 532 468 17 64 Y N Chavez Elementary 456 407 20 49 Y N Curren Elementary 547 538 13 9 N N Driffill Elementary 588 485 16 103 Y N Elm Street Elementary 451 354 22 97 Y N Harrington Elementary 540 544 13 -4 N N Kamala Elementary 479 450 18 29 Y Y Lemonwood Elementary 650 636 8 14 Y Y Marina West Elementary 562 560 12 2 N N McAuliffe Elementary 660 620 9 40 Y N McKinna Elementary 579 543 13 36 Y Y Ritchen Elementary 692 669 7 23 Y Y Rose Avenue Elementary 663 633 8 30 Y Y Sierra Linda Elementary 596 559 12 37 Y Y Frank Intermediate 548 503 15 45 Y N Fremont Intermediate 624 608 10 16 Y Y Haydock Intermediate 569 547 13 22 Y Y Nueva Vista Intermediate 424 354 22 70 Y U

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Oxnard Union High

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Pleasant Valley Elementary

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Bedford Open Elementary 877 881 * -4 Y N Camarillo Heights Elementary 859 813 * 46 Y Y Dos Caminos Elementary 781 763 2 18 Y Y El Descanso Elementary 679 648 8 31 N N El Rancho Structured Elementary 638 639 8 -1 N N Las Posas Elementary 766 777 1 -11 N N Los Nogales Elementary 788 744 3 44 Y Y Los Primeros Structured Elem 884 848 * 36 Y Y Santa Rosa Elementary 829 802 * 27 Y Y Tierra Linda Elementary 851 836 * 15 Y Y Valle Lindo Elementary 751 741 3 10 N N Las Colinas Elementary 862 843 * 19 Y Y Los Altos Intermediate 792 774 1 18 Y Y Monte Vista Intermediate 817 794 1 23 Y Y

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Rio Elementary

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps El Rio Elementary 659 668 7 -9 N N Rio Lindo Elementary 679 650 8 29 Y Y Rio Plaza Elementary 562 490 16 72 Y Y Rio Real Elementary 560 491 15 69 Y N Rio del Valle Elementary 578 542 13 36 Y Y

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Santa Paula Elementary

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Bedell Elementary 701 668 7 33 Y Y Blanchard Elementary 656 606 10 50 Y Y Glen City Elementary 563 551 12 12 N N McKevett Elementary 660 582 11 78 Y Y Thille Elementary 567 567 12 0 N N Webster Elementary 539 483 16 56 Y Y Isbell Middle 605 586 11 19 N N

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Santa Paula Union High

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Santa Paula High NA

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Simi Valley Unified

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Atherwood Elementary 786 805 * -19 N N Berylwood Elementary 657 641 8 16 Y Y Big Springs Elementary 841 814 * 27 Y Y Crestview Elementary 720 666 7 54 Y Y Garden Grove Elementary 743 738 3 5 N N Hollow Hills Elementary 866 870 * -4 Y N Justin Elementary 702 689 6 13 Y Y Katherine Elementary 764 750 3 14 N N Knolls Elementary 742 705 5 37 Y Y Lincoln Elementary 668 651 7 17 Y Y Madera Elementary 775 772 1 3 N N Mountain View Elementary 707 726 4 -19 N N Park View Elementary 691 636 8 55 Y Y Santa Susana Elementary 738 714 4 24 Y Y Simi Elementary 821 785 1 36 Y Y Sycamore Elementary 733 711 4 22 Y N Township Elementary 808 778 1 30 Y Y Vista Elementary 893 865 * 28 Y Y White Oak Elementary 801 769 2 32 Y Y Wood Ranch Elementary 859 852 * 7 Y N Hillside Middle 739 728 4 11 N N Sinaloa Middle 746 735 3 11 N N Valley View Middle 776 782 1 -6 N N Monte Vista 715 651 7 64 Y U Royal High NA Santa Susana High 723 710 5 13 Y Y Simi Valley High NA

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Somis Union Elementary

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Somis Elementary 666 647 8 19 Y Y

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Ventura Unified

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School 2001 2000 Tgt Grwth Sub Awds API API Grps Blanche Reynolds Elementary 721 696 5 25 Y Y Citrus Glen 782 746 3 36 Y Y Elmhurst Elementary 741 720 4 21 N N Foster Elementary 541 617 9 -76 N N Homestead Alternative NA Juanamaria Elementary 790 730 4 60 Y Y Lincoln Elementary 749 737 3 12 Y Y Loma Vista Elementary 845 813 * 32 Y Y Montalvo Elementary 670 677 6 -7 N N Mound Elementary 889 871 * 18 Y Y Pierpont Elementary 840 840 * 0 Y N Poinsettia Elementary 866 836 * 30 Y Y Portola Elementary 784 744 3 40 Y Y Saticoy Elementary 724 672 6 52 Y Y Serra Elementary 770 739 3 31 Y Y Sheridan Way Elementary 496 489 16 7 N N Sunset Elementary 723 691 5 32 Y Y Will Rogers Elementary 597 636 8 -39 N N Anacapa Middle 737 752 2 -15 N N Balboa Middle 745 740 3 5 N N Cabrillo Middle 788 773 1 15 Y Y De Anza Middle 554 574 11 -20 N N Buena High 684 724 4 -40 N N Ventura High 660 683 6 -23 N N

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