Roscomare Road | elementary school

The Academic Performance Index (API) system is based on year-over-year test score performance through a two-year cycle. The Base score is for the first year and the Growth score is for the second year.

Comparing the API Growth to the Base shows whether or not this school's test score performance improved between spring 2005 and spring 2006 (as reported in August 2006).

The API ranges between 200 and 1000, with 800 as the statewide goal for all schools.

2005 API Statewide Rank
The API Statewide Rank ranges from 1 to 10. A rank of 10, for example, means that the school's API fell into the top 10% of all schools in the state with a comparable grade range.

The 2005 Statewide Rank is based on the results of tests that students took in spring 2005.

2005 API Similar Schools Rank

To create the Similar Schools Rank, the California Department of Education compares this school's test scores to 100 schools across the state with similar demographic profiles.

California uses parent education level, poverty level, student mobility, student ethnicity and other data to identify similar schools.

For more information on what A.P.I. scores mean, visit www.greatschools.net.