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Glendale Unified Schools in Crescenta Valley See API Scores Decline

Statewide, the number of California schools meeting the target for student performance on standardized tests drops by 2 percent.

Most Glendale Unified School District schools in the Crescenta Valley posted declining Academic Performance Index scores this year, according to data released Thursday by the state Department of Education.

The declines were part of a statewide trend, as the number of California schools meeting the state target for student performance on standardized tests dropped by 2 percent. However, despite the declines, all the Glendale Unified schools in the Crescenta Valley scored well above 800, which is the target for all schools to meet. 

Based on 2013 test scores, 56 percent of elementary schools, 50 percent of middle schools, and 31 percent of high schools are now at or above the 800 mark.

According to data released by the state Department of Education Thursday:

One Glendale Unified school in the Crescenta Valley saw an improved score, and that was Valley View Elementary, which went from 925 to 937. Abraham Lincoln Elementary's score remained the same, at 915

Nearby La Canada Unified School District ranked as the second-highest public school district in California, with an overall score of 947. LCUSD also saw a decline in overall score, and among the eight highest performing districts, each saw a decline this year of one to eight points, said Lindi Dreibelbis, LCUSD's director of assessment, research and consolidated programs. 

The API is a score ranging from 200 to 1,000 that measures how well students do on a variety of tests, including the California Standards Test and the state’s high school exit exam. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet. Here’s a detailed summary of the API from the California Department of Education.

In the last decade, the number of schools meeting the target of an 800 API has increased by 30 percent.


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