Academic Performance Index (API) High 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 Pacific Collegiate Charter School 7-12 Santa Cruz Co. Off. Of Education 902 green check  
  2 Aptos High School 9-12   Pajaro Valley 760 green check  
  3 San Lorenzo Valley High School 9-12   San Lorenzo Valley 757 spacer  
  4 Scotts Valley High 9-12   Scotts Valley Unified 745 spacer  
  5 Harbor High School 9-12   Santa Cruz City 744 spacer  
  6 Santa Cruz High School 9-12   Santa Cruz City 742 spacer  
  6 Ocean Grove Charter School K-12 San Lorenzo Valley 742 spacer  
  8 San Lorenzo Valley Charter School K-12 San Lorenzo Valley 733 green check  
  9 Soquel High School 9-12   Santa Cruz City 715 spacer  
  10 Pacific Coast Charter School K-12 Pajaro Valley 700 green check  
  11 Cypress Charter High 9-12 Live Oak Elementary 683 spacer  
  12 Ark Independent Studies High School 9-12   Santa Cruz City 640 green check  
  13 Watsonville High School 9-12   Pajaro Valley 605 spacer  
  14 Delta Charter School 9-12 Santa Cruz City 598 N/A  
  15 Pajaro Valley High School 9-12   Pajaro Valley 556 spacer  
  16 New School Community Day 9-12   Pajaro Valley 548 N/A  
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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