2005 API Results- S.E.A. showed substantial increases in achievement with a score of 459 and an 81-point increase.  This exceeded the growth target of 22 by a substantial margin.

The Academic Performance Index (API) is a score on a scale of 200 to 1000 that annually measures the academic performance and progress of individual schools in California. On an interim basis, the state has set 800 as the API score that schools should strive to meet.

Growth Targets:  The annual growth target for a school is 5 percent of the distance between its API Base and 800.  The growth target for a school at or above 800 is to remain at or above 800.  Actual growth is the number of API points a school gained between its base and growth years.  Schools that reach their annual targets are eligible for awards.  The growth target for S.E.A. for 2005 would be 22 points.  (Note:  California CDE did not calculate an official growth target for S.E.A. because of irregularities in adult testing for the 2004 base year.)

Chart 8 presents these results.