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Schools in San Luis Obispo County Received Strong Scores on the State’s Academic Performance Index (API)

dog thumbs upThe 2008 results are in. Overall; majority of the schools showed improvement in their API test scores when compared to a year ago. Most schools exceeded the 800 mark; which is considered high. Two schools, Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter School and Teach Elementary API scores surpassed the 900 mark.

The Index and 'yearly progress reports' are based on information from the state's standardized testing and results of high school exit exams.

Out of the 82 schools, only 11 are in the ‘program improvement status'. These schools are required to offer more services such as tutoring, and teacher training. Subgroups are students classified by their ethnicity and disability, and whether English is their second language or whether students are socio-economically disadvantaged.

For more information, check the chart below for your child's or favorite school's score:-

District/School

2008

API

2007

API

Made API

target

schoolwide

Met API

subgroups

Met

AYP

Program

Improvement

ATASCADERO UNIFIED

Monterey Rd Elementary

San Benito Elementary

San Gabriel Elementary

Sta Margarita Elementary

Sta Rosa Academic Academy

Atascadero Junior High

Fine Arts Academy

Atascadero High

SMALL SCHOOLS

Carrisa Plains Elementary

Creston Elementary

West Mall Alternative

Del Rio Continuation High

791

837

830

834

831

801

777

843

764

550

829

763

569

789

834

832

843

815

794

776

859

766

754

768

740

533

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

N/A

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

N/A

Not Title I

Not Title I

Not Title I

Not PI

Not PI

Not Title I

Not Title I

Not Title I

Not PI

Not PI

Not Title I

Not Pi

CAYUCOS ELEMENTARY

Cayucos Elem. (K-8)

869

873

867

867

Yes

Yes

Yes

Not PI

COAST UNIFIED

Cambria Grammar

Santa Lucia Middle

Coast Union High

775

771

801

778

781

768

785

804

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Not PI

Not PI

Not Title I

LUCIA MAR UNIFIED

Branch Elementary

Dana Elementary

Fairgrove Elementary

Grover Beach Elementary

Grover Heights Elementary

Harloe Elementary

Dorothea Lange Elem.

Nipomo Elementary

Ocean View Elementary

Oceano Elementary

Shell Beach Elementary

Judkins Middle

Mesa Middle

Paulding Middle

Arroyo Grande High

Nipomo High

SMALL SCHOOL

Lopez Continuation High

788

870

793

782

732

830

819

760

713

888

756

893

800

760

827

774

771

618

782

870

776

774

760

815

839

774

725

866

706

880

783

767

827

762

781

578

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

N/A

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

N/A

Not Title I

Year 2 in PI

Not PI

Year 2 in PI

Not PI

Not PI

Not Pi

Year 2 in PI

Not Title I

Not PI

Not Title I

Not PI

Not PI

Not PI

Not PI

Not PI

Not PI

PASO ROBLES

Bauer/Speck Elementary

Georgia Brown Elementary

Pat Butler Elementary

Kermit King Elementary

Virginia Peterson Elementary

Winifred Pifer Elementary

Flamson Middle

Daniel Lewis Middle

Paso Robles High

SMALL SCHOOLS

Liberty High (Continuation)

Independent Study Center

752

755

774

837

833

813

761

720

807

741

469

601

743

743

718

826

851

783

755

712

777

744

642

599

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

N/A

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

N/A

No

Not PI

Year 3 in PI

Not Title I

Not Title I

Year I in PI

Not Pi

Year 3 in PI

Year I in PI

Not PI

Not PI

Not Title I

PLEASANT VALLEY JOINT UNION ELEMENTARY

Pleasant Valley Elementary

(K-8)

811

811

815

815

Yes

Yes

Yes

Not Title I

SAN LUIS COASTAL UNIFIED

Baywood Elementary

Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter

Bishop's Peak Elementary

Del Mar Elementary

Hawthorne Elementary

Los Ranchos Elementary

Monarch Grove Elementary

Pacheo Elementary

Sinsheimer Elementary

Smith Elementary

Laguna Middle

Los Osos Middle

Morro Bay High

San Luis Obispo High

SMALL SCHOOLS

Teach Elementary

Pacific Beach Continuation High

824

819

914

863

835

792

893

806

805

854

787

825

802

831

818

994

708

820

818

884

857

834

800

914

827

790

885

783

824

801

825

797

980

552

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Not Pi

Not Title I

Not Title I

Not Pi

Not Pi

Not Title I

Not PI

Year 5 in PI

Not Title I

Not PI

Not Title I

Not Title I

Not Title I

Not Title I

Not Title I

Not Title I

SLO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION

534

486

SAN MIGUEL JOINT UNION ELEMENTARY

Lillian Larsen Elem. (K-8)

SMALL SCHOOL

Cappy Culver

725

723

749

705

696

759

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

No

Year 2 in PI

Not Title I

SHANDON JOINT UNIFIED

Shandon Elementary

Shandon High/Middle

708

735

698

711

732

716

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Not PI

Not PI

TEMPLETON UNIFIED

Templeton Elementary

Vineyard Elementary (3-5)

Templeton Middle

Templeton High

SMALL SCHOOLS

Templeton Home

Templeton Independent Study High

827

876

861

868

799

804

554

807

889

849

847

766

780

661

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Not PI

Not PI

Not PI

Not Title I

Not Title I

STATEWIDE MEDIAN API

742

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Posted Friday Sep 12