CALIFORNIA ASSESSMENT PROGRAM SCORES : HOW TO READ THE SCORES

Here are California Assessment Program writing scores earned by eighth graders in some Los Angeles County public schools last spring.

The previous year’s scores also are provided for comparison purposes, although CAP officials warn against reading too much into one-year variations.

The scaled score is a combination of results on each of the various types of writing tasks assigned. The average score in the state was 259, up four points over last year’s score, while the average for students in Los Angeles County was 236, representing a six-point rise.

Relative rank is a way to compare a district or a school with another that is similar in terms of student socioeconomic makeup and students’ ability to speak, read and write English fluently as well as how often those students move from school to school. The value listed is the school’s percentile rank within its comparison group.

State rank shows the school or district’s ranking (on a score of 1 to 99), comparing its scores to those of every other school or district in California.

Other scores will be appearing in appropriate regional and suburban editions of The Times.

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DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 208 30 15 88-89 202 21 16

ADAMS

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 139 2 1 88-89 128 1 1

ARROYO SECO ALT.

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 245 37 38 88-89 222 11 23

AUDUBON

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 179 2 5 88-89 183 1 8

BANCROFT

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 224 37 23 88-89 202 27 14

BELVEDERE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 182 20 6 88-89 182 20 7

BERENDO

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 216 54 17 88-89 196 30 11

BETHUNE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 147 4 1 88-89 141 3 1

BURBANK

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 237 79 33 88-89 209 37 16

CARVER

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 142 3 1 88-89 140 2 1

DREW

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 149 4 1 88-89 137 1 1

EAGLE ROCK JUNIOR-SENIOR

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 236 13 32 88-89 243 17 41

EDISON

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 149 4 1 88-89 141 3 1

EL SERENO

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 195 28 9 88-89 178 13 7

FOSHAY

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 163 8 3 88-89 154 5 2

GOMPERS

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 143 4 1 88-89 130 1 1

GRIFFITH

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 207 45 13 88-89 202 30 14

HARTE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 178 16 5 88-89 163 8 3

HOLLENBECK

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 154 5 2 88-89 168 10 3

IRVING

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 205 34 12 88-89 204 34 15

KING

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 222 55 21 88-89 211 45 17

LE CONTE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 210 47 15 88-89 198 33 12

LOS ANGELES (CES)

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 278 16 66 88-89 285 23 74

MARKHAM

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 152 4 2 88-89 163 4 3

MID-CITY ALT.

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 158 1 2 88-89 165 1 3

MUIR

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 140 2 1 88-89 138 2 1

NIGHTINGALE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 177 16 4 88-89 175 15 5

STEVENSON

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 187 23 7 88-89 177 13 6

VIRGIL

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 208 46 14 88-89 178 17 7

Glendale Unified

DISTRICT AVERAGE

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 258 59 49 88-89 269 78 63

ROOSEVELT

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 215 53 17 88-89 211 49 17

ROSEMONT

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 295 75 77 88-89 292 64 80

TOLL

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 259 53 50 88-89 270 83 64

WILSON

Scaled Relative State Year Score Rank Rank 89-90 247 46 41 88-89 287 91 76