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Academic Performance Indexes by Student Characteristics
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Race and ethnicity are powerful predictors of Academic Performance Index scores.
(Chart 1 of 4)


Data Source: http://api.cde.ca.gov/datafiles.html

  • Academic Performance Index scores for Anglo students are consistently higher than average API scores for each region.
  • API scores for Latino and African American students are consistently lower than average API scores for each region.
  • API scores for Asian Pacific Islanders are hard to measure due to the way the California presents its data.
  • Variations in average API scores for each region seem to correlate with differences in ethnic and racial demographics.

Schools with higher proportions of students who are poor tend to have lower Academic Performance Index scores.
(Chart 2 of 4)


Data Sources: http://api.cde.ca.gov/datafiles.html

Schools with higher proportions of students who are minority tend to have lower Academic Performance Index scores.
(Chart 3 of 4)


Data Sources: http://api.cde.ca.gov/datafiles.html

  • In schools where less than 20% of students are minorities, API scores tend to be over 800.
  • In schools where more than 80% of students are minorities, API scores tend to be at or below 600.
  • Note: the analysis in this section is based on the schools which fully reported the relevant data.

Schools with higher proportions of students designated non-English speaking tend to have lower Academic Performance Index scores.
(Chart 4 of 4)


Data Sources: http://api.cde.ca.gov/datafiles.html

  • In schools where less than 20% of students are non-English speaking, API scores consistently exceed 650.
  • In schools where more than 80% of students are non-English speaking, API scores are consistently below 650.

Last Updated: July 27, 2005
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