The Hollister School District showed improvement across the
board on the annual performance index testing, according to the
data released late last week.
The Hollister School District showed improvement across the board on the annual Academic Performance Index testing, according to the data released late last week.
Overall at the Hollister School District, the largest in the county, the total API figure increased by 22 points to 777, with 800 considered an excellent score. At San Benito High School, the number dropped from 722 to 720, according to the figures released by the state. North County Joint Union School District, which includes Spring Grove and has been the most successful district in recent years on such testing, increased its API from 804 to 824.
The two largest increases for the testing period – during the 2008-09 school year – in the area’s larger districts came from Sunnyslope Elementary and Maze Middle schools. Sunnyslope went from 741 to 798, and Maze jumped from 742 to 785, according to the data. There were no decreases at the nine schools in the Hollister district.
At the Aromas-San Juan Unified School District, the API figure rose from 687 to 711 overall. Anzar High School had a particularly large increase, from 692 to 749, according to the data. San Juan School, meanwhile, dropped from 672 to 650.
Every spring, the California Department of Education ranks public schools on two scales, ranging from one to 10. The first scale compares each school to all schools statewide and the second scale compares each school to 99 others with similar demographics.
Look for more in the Pinnacle on Friday. For the data, go to www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/.
HSD ranked 1-10:
School: Statewide / Compared to others
Calaveras Elementary 4 / 7
Cerra Vista Elementary 7 / 7
Gabilan Hills 4 / 8
Ladd Lane Elementary 6 / 4
R. O. Hardin Elementary 3 / 9
Sunnyslope Elementary 6 / 9
Maze Middle 6 / 9
Rancho San Justo 5 / 6
