The SAUSD’s 2011 API scores released – how did your school measure up?

The new California Academic Performance Index (API) scores are out.  These are the cornerstone of California’s Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999.  They measure the academic performance and growth of schools on a variety of academic measures.

Click here to see the Santa Ana Unified School District’s (SAUSD) API scores.

Here is a recap of the SAUSD’s API successes – and those schools that underperformed:

Top Scoring Elem Schools SAUSD from High to Low 

900 Club

  • Jim Thorpe 901

800 Club

  • John Muir 894
  • Greenville 888
  • El Sol 880
  • Carl Harvey 850
  • Madison 849
  • Monroe 839
  • Martin Heninger 839
  • Romero-Cruz 826
  • Santiago 824
  • Martin Luther 822
  • George Washington Carver 821
  • Manuel Esqueda 805
  • Franklin 803
  • Washington 800

 700 Club 

  • Frederick Remington Elementary 799
  • Jose Sepulveda Elementary 799
  • Monte Vista Elementary 797
  • Diamond Elementary 796
  • Andrew Jackson Elementary 793
  • Martin 789
  • Taft Elementary 788
  • Hoover Elementary 780
  • Edward B. Cole Academy 780
  • Wilson Elementary 778
  • Heroes Elementary 778
  • Jefferson Elementary 777
  • Orange County Educational Arts Academy 768
  • Thomas A. Edison Elementary 765
  • Fremont Elementary 759
  • Adams Elementary 757
  • Wallace R. Davis Elementary 757
  • Theodore Roosevelt Elementary 752
  • Garfield Elementary 747
  • Walker Elementary 737
  • Lowell Elementary 732
  • Abraham Lincoln Elementary 726
  • John F. Kennedy Elementary 714

 Made the most growth (Elementary)

  • Cole 55
  • Franklin 49
  • Martin Luther 48
  • Wilson 47
  • Sepulveda 47
  • Hoover 45
  • Taft 42
  • Diamond 41
  • Carver 37
  • Monroe 37
  • Lowell 31
  • Muir 29
  • Cruz 28
  • Fremont 26
  • Heroes 25
  • Thorpe 24
  • Heninger 24
  • Manuel Esqueda 22
  • Santiago 22
  • Garfield 22
  • Harvey 22
  • Greenville 21
  • Monte Vista 20
  • Madison 18
  • OC ED Art Acad 17
  • Davis 17
  • El Sol 13
  • Reminton 12
  • Martin 10
  • Jackson 9
  • Jefferson 7
  • Edison 7
  • Roosevelt 6

In the hole

  • Walker -22
  • Adams -16
  • Santiago -9
  • Lincoln -8
  • Kennedy -2
  • Washington -1

Top Scoring Middle Schools SAUSD High to Low

  • MacArthur 849Mendez 813
  • Villa 759
  • Carr 722
  • McFadden 711
  • Sierra 692
  • Willard 658
  • Spurgeon 656
  • Lathrop 648

Made the most growth

  • Willard +57
  • Sierra +40
  • John C. Lathrop +18
  • MacArthur +17
  • Spurgeon +15
  • Villa +7
  • Carr +1

In the hole

  • Mendez -4
  • McFadden -2

Top Scoring From High to Low SAUSD High Schools

  • OCHSA 907
  • Middle College High 889
  • Segerstrom 811
  • Hector Godinez 805
  • Nova Acad 723
  • Saddleback 658
  • Santa Ana High 650
  • Valley High 637
  • Century 615
  • High Schools Showing Growth from High to Low SAUSD
  • Midde College High +28
  • Century High +25
  • Saddleback High +23
  • Valley High +21
  • Godinez +11
  • OCHSA +6

Stayed the Same / No Growth

  • Santa Ana High 0

In the Hole

  • Nova -5
  • Segerstrom -2
Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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  • CARR Intermediate has been at a flat line for the past 4-5 years in terms of API Scores...Way to go Mr. Patrick! Let's see how he performs at Valley H.S....remember it's ego vs. Ability, Mr. Patrick. You should have hired new staff rather than bringing your loyalists from CARR to Valley.

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