Schools
Parkway: Highest API Growth in District
Parkway Heights Middle School's API growth from 2011 to 2012 saw dramatic improvement in its API since last year.
According to data released Wednesday from the California Department of Education, South San Francisco Unified School District had a range of Academic Performance Index growth and slippage since last year.
Parkway Heights Middle School's API improved 29 points, which was higher than any other school in the district. The only other school over 20 points was Monte Verde Elementary, at 23.
South San Francisco High saw the largest drop in API, going down 19 points since the 2011 year. The district overall crept up 2 points.
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Despite its gains, Parkway has still not reached its target growth.
Schools across the state receive scores of 200 to 1000 based on results of state-wise testing. A good goal score is 800, a number surpassed by most South City schools.
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Schools
2012 Growth
2011 Base
2011-2012 Growth
Buri Buri Elementary
901
887
14
Junipero Serra Elementary
877
867
10
Los Cerritos Elementary
814
821
-7
Martin Elementary
824
832
-8
Monte Verde Elementary
915
892
23
Ponderosa Elementary
867
871
-4
Skyline Elementary
863
859
4
Spruce Elementary
813
819
-6
Sunshine Gardens Elementary
857
843
14
Alta Loma Middle
840
828
12
Parkway Heights Middle
792
763
29
Westborough Middle
843
841
2
El Camino High
802
799
3
South San Francisco High
766
785
-19
Baden High (Continuation)
516
531
-15
SSF Unified School District
820
818
2
The California Department of Education launched on Thursday a user-friendly webpage that self-generates charts and graphs to help visualize how any given school compares to its district and to state averages.
The visualizations include performance in each subject, SAT scores, physical fitness, and API by subgroups. Just type in your school's name here.
More information about the new API scores can be found on the California Department of Education's website.
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