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API Scores: Monrovia School District Grows Slightly
School tests scores released Wednesday show that Monrovia's School District performed better than last year as a whole, but some elementary schools had scores that fell compared to last year.
The California Department of Education released statewide API scores Wednesday, which serve as an indicator for how students in every public school statewide are performing. Monrovia Unified received an overall API score of 804, which is seven points higher than last year. However, individual school performance varied from a low of 778 at Monrovia High School to a high of 869 for Mayflower Elementary School.
The API score is based on scores from state standardized tests and the California High School Exit Examination. It ranges from a low of 200 to a high of 1000. The state set 800 as their ideal target for all schools.
Monrovia middle schools and the high school all performed better than last year. But, Monrovia High’s score is below the state ideal, coming in at 778.
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Two Monrovia elementary schools performed better than last year, while the remaining three had scores that dropped.
Here are the individual results per school:
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Elementary Schools
- : gained 15 points for a score of 833
- : up four points for a total of 869
- : fell 27 points to 802
- : fell two points to 780
- : fell one point to 821
Middle Schools
- : gained 11 points for a total of 854
- : up two points to 816
High Schools
- : gained 13 points for a total of 778
- : down 29 points for a total of 578
- Mountain Park School: gained 65 points for a total of 793
The department classified both Canyon Oaks and Mountain Park schools as smaller schools, and warns that scores of smaller student populations are less reliable.
Two of the highest ranking school districts in the state are Monrovia’s neighbors: San Marino ranks number one in the state with a score of 955, while La Canada came in second with a score of 942. Arcadia also had a high score of 925.
Pasadena Unified didn’t fare as well, with a score of 759. That’s just one point higher than last year.
Editor's note: This story has been changed. It now includes the scores for Canyon Oaks High School and Mountain Park School, as well as the accurate growth number for Monrovia High School.