Academic Performance Index (API) Elementary Schools in Santa Cruz County
Pajaro Valley Unified School District
2006–2007

A school's API combines all students' STAR test results into a single number. The higher their test scores, the higher the school’s API. (Click on a school’s name to see a one-page report.) This list is ranked from highest to lowest API growth score.
more about the api. (pdf)

 
RANK 		 
SCHOOL 		 
GRADES  		 
CHARTER  		 
DISTRICT  		 
API GROWTH SCORE  		 
MET ALL API GOALS  		spacer
  1 Brook Knoll Elementary School K-5   Scotts Valley Unified 907 green check  
  2 Westlake Elementary School K-5   Santa Cruz City 899 green check  
  3 Rio del Mar Elementary School K-6   Pajaro Valley 894 green check  
  4 Happy Valley Elementary School K-6   Happy Valley 890 green check  
  5 Vine Hill Elementary School K-5   Scotts Valley Unified 885 green check  
  6 Boulder Creek Elementary K-5   San Lorenzo Valley 859 green check  
  7 Mountain Elementary School K-6   Mountain 853 green check  
  8 Linscott Charter School K-8 Pajaro Valley 848 green check  
  9 Pacific Elementary School K-6   Pacific 847 green check  
  10 Bonny Doon Elementary School K-6   Bonny Doon Union Elementary 845 green check  
  11 Main Street Elementary School K-5   Soquel 833 green check  
  12 Valencia Elementary School K-6   Pajaro Valley 831 spacer  
  13 Tierra Pacifica Charter K-8 Live Oak Elementary 826 green check  
  14 Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School K-5   Soquel 825 spacer  
  15 San Lorenzo Valley Elementary K-5   San Lorenzo Valley 814 spacer  
  16 Soquel Elementary School K-5   Soquel 808 spacer  
  17 Bradley Elementary School K-6   Pajaro Valley 798 spacer  
  18 Bay View Elementary School K-5   Santa Cruz City 795 green check  
  18 Mar Vista Elementary School K-6   Pajaro Valley 795 spacer  
  20 New Brighton Middle School 2-8   Soquel 792 spacer  
  21 De Laveaga Elementary School K-5   Santa Cruz City 776 spacer  
  22 Watsonville Charter School of the Arts K-8 Pajaro Valley 768 spacer  
  23 Gault Elementary School K-5   Santa Cruz City 767 green check  
  23 Green Acres Elementary School K-5   Live Oak Elementary 767 spacer  
  25 Ocean Grove Charter School K-12 San Lorenzo Valley 742 spacer  
  26 San Lorenzo Valley Charter School K-12 San Lorenzo Valley 733 green check  
  27 Del Mar Elementary School K-5   Live Oak Elementary 723 spacer  
  28 Live Oak Elementary School K-5   Live Oak Elementary 706 spacer  
  29 Ann Soldo Elementary School K-5   Pajaro Valley 703 green check  
  30 Pacific Coast Charter School K-12 Pajaro Valley 700 green check  
  31 T. S. MacQuiddy Elementary School K-5   Pajaro Valley 683 green check  
  32 Freedom Elementary School K-5   Pajaro Valley 681 green check  
  33 Amesti Elementary School K-5   Pajaro Valley 676 green check  
  34 Hall District Elementary School K-5   Pajaro Valley 671 green check  
  35 Mintie White Elementary School K-5   Pajaro Valley 666 green check  
  36 Calabasas Elementary School K-6   Pajaro Valley 636 spacer  
  37 Landmark Elementary School K-5   Pajaro Valley 629 spacer  
  38 H. A. Hyde Elementary School K-5   Pajaro Valley 627 spacer  
  39 Starlight Elementary School K-5   Pajaro Valley 622 spacer  
  40 Radcliff Elementary School K-5   Pajaro Valley 617 green check  
  41 Ohlone Elementary School K-5   Pajaro Valley 588 green check  
  42 Alianza Elementary School K-8 Pajaro Valley 577 spacer  
The API can range from a low of 200 to a high of 1000. Officials at the California Department of Education (CDE) have set 800 as the target API all schools should eventually reach. More information about the API can be found on the cde web site.
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