Overall, Campbell Schools Raise Test Scores

The California Academic Performance Index base report was released June 14 and overall, Santa Clara County schools, including Campbell did very well.

The API is a tool that the state uses in order to rate a school's performance on scale of 200 to 1,000. California's benchmark, or expected average is 800.

had eight schools out of its 12 schools hit this statewide benchmark, with Lynhaven Elementary being the newest to this group.

The county office said the results also show a trend of higher performance among a broad range of schools in the county, for tests that were taken by students last spring. About 62 percent of county schools met or exceeded the statewide performance target of 800 for the 2011 Base API. That compares with 45 percent statewide.

The base number is compiled between the total API growth (released in September 2012) and the 2011 base. From there, schools and districts are given an expected growth number, the total they should aim for.

Campbell Union School District overall raised its API score by 3 points, from 831 to 834. The highest API score goes to Marshall Lane Elementary, with a score of 953 and the lowest API score goes to , with a score of 737.

The biggest jump goes to Lynhaven Elementary, which raised its API score from 773 to 801--a 28-point jump. The biggest drop happened at Rolling Hills Middle School, whose API score fell from 917 to 909--an 8-point drop.

Blackford Elementary

In Moreland School District, four out of six schools raised their total API. All schools within this district hit the statewide benchmark.

The district overall raised its API by 4 points, from 870 to 874. The highest API score goes to Country Lane School, with a score of 950 and the lowest API score goes to Anderson Elementary, with a score of 816.

The biggest jump goes to Country Lane, which raised its API from 941 to 950--a 9-point jump.

Country Lane

In , all schools raised their total API but only Leigh High School made the state benchmark.

The district overall raised its API by 11 points, from 761 to 772. The highest API score goes to Leigh High School, with a score of 822 and the lowest API score goes to , with a score of 718.

The biggest jump goes to Del Mar, which raised its API from 701 to 718--a 17-point jump.

Branhamn HS

774

787

*All API score information gathered from the California Department of Education's website.

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