Last Year's Statistics here.

Putting student outcome information in context: the K-12 education system can be evaluated on many dimensions.

In this section we present data on several different performance indicators.  One is the Academic Performance Index or API, compiled primarily from standardized tests mandated by the state of California.  Second, we report and analyze dropout rates, though the data should be treated with some caution because of the difficulty of reliably tracking individual students as they move into and out of schools and districts.  Third, we report the proportion of school and district graduates who have completed courses necessary to qualify for admission to the University of California and California State University systems.

While Academic Performance Index scores have generally improved throughout the region during the five years since this program was initiated, we nevertheless report several troubling patterns:

• Schools with higher proportions of Latino and African American students tend to report lower API scores.
• Schools with higher proportions of poor students tend to report lower API scores.
• Schools with higher proportions of English Language Learners tend to report lower API scores.
• Schools on year-round calendars tend to report lower API scores.
• Schools with greater proportions of uncredentialed teachers tend to report lower API scores.

Last Updated: November 04, 2003