San Mateo Scholastic Report

Last week I provided information on Redwood City, San Carlos, and Belmont schools, based on the 2007 State Academic Performance Index (API). Today, we turn our attention to San Mateo, and their scores.

Just in case you are unfamiliar with the API, it is an annual report based on Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program scores. The cumulative score provides a base API score, which in turn provides a state ranking. The API report also provides a ranking based on similar schools. One important tidbit about the Base API score: If a school scores above 800, they are expected to maintain a score of 800 or more. For those schools that scored under 800, they have a growth target. The number in this column is the number of points the school is expected to increase its score over the next year.

* means this API is calculated for a small school, defined as having between 11 and 99 Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program test scores included in the API. APIs based on small numbers of students are less reliable and therefore should be carefully interpreted. Similar schools ranks are not calculated for small schools.

“A” means the school scored at or above the statewide performance target of 800 in 2007.