Academic Performance Index (API) Middle 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 Scotts Valley Middle School 6-8   Scotts Valley Unified 858 green check  
  3 Linscott Charter School K-8 Pajaro Valley 848 green check  
  4 Tierra Pacifica Charter K-8 Live Oak Elementary 826 green check  
  5 Mission Hill Middle School 6-8   Santa Cruz City 825 green check  
  6 Aptos Junior High School 7-8   Pajaro Valley 812 spacer  
  7 San Lorenzo Valley Middle 6-8   San Lorenzo Valley 797 green check  
  8 New Brighton Middle School 2-8   Soquel 792 spacer  
  9 Branciforte Middle School 6-8   Santa Cruz City 776 spacer  
  10 Watsonville Charter School of the Arts K-8 Pajaro Valley 768 spacer  
  11 Ocean Grove Charter School K-12 San Lorenzo Valley 742 spacer  
  12 San Lorenzo Valley Charter School K-12 San Lorenzo Valley 733 green check  
  13 Shoreline Middle School 6-8   Live Oak Elementary 725 spacer  
  14 Pacific Coast Charter School K-12 Pajaro Valley 700 green check  
  15 Lakeview Middle School 6-8   Pajaro Valley 672 green check  
  16 Pajaro Middle School 6-8   Pajaro Valley 642 green check  
  17 Cesar E. Chavez Middle School 6-8   Pajaro Valley 641 green check  
  18 Rolling Hills Middle School 6-8   Pajaro Valley 627 green check  
  19 E. A. Hall Middle School 6-8   Pajaro Valley 626 green check  
  20 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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