Assessment Related Data

API Composition in 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 Cycles (March 2008) This page shows how the API is calculated from standardized test scores in the 2006/2007 cycle. The composition of the API remained the same for the 2007/2008 cycle.

Science Course-taking and Achievement Have Improved (February 2008) More California students are enrolling in biology, chemistry, and earth science, and student achievement in these courses generally improved between 2002–03 and 2006–07

Student Enrollments Are Beginning to Level Off (October 2007) Enrollment in California public schools overall is growing modestly but is beginning to level off.

High School Performance on the Exit Exam (April 2007) As of May 2006, more than 91% of the students in the class of 2006, more than 400,000 students, passed the California High School Exit Exam but more than 37,000 students did not.

API Composition in 2005-06 Cycle (March 2006) These pie charts show how the API is calculated from standardized test scores in the 2004-05 cycle.

English language arts test scores show some improvement (June 2005) High schools have caught up with elementary and middle schools in performance on English language arts CSTs. However, high schools did not do as well as middle schools in decreasing the percentage of students at the bottom rung of the performance scale. These charts, adapted from EdSource’s Spotlight on California High School Performance, show how California high school performance compares with elementary and middle schools on the English language arts CST.

CSTs in math show increased enrollment in higher-level courses, but decreases in performance (June 2005) From 2001 to 2004 the percentage of high school students taking higher level math courses increased. In addition, more high school students are taking the High School Math Summative CST which covers Algebra I, geometry, and Algebra II plus a small section on probability and statistics. The following chart, adapted from EdSource’s Spotlight on California High School Performance, shows the increase in the percentage of ninth to 11th grade students taking higher level math courses.

API Composition in 2003-04 Cycle (March 2004) These pie charts show how the API is calculated from standardized test scores in the 2003-04 cycle.