Friday, October 19, 2012

2012 CA API Results (Target)

2012 California Academic Performance Index Results by State Target (800pts)

Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas


The State of California has set an Academic Performance Index of 800 points as the standard that students must meet.  In California, students should meet or exceed the target score of 800 points to achieve the set State standard.  Illustrated below is the subgroup results in comparison to the state target of 800 points. Students identified as Asian score the highest with 105 points above the state target, while students identified as Disabled score the lowest with 193 points below the state target.  California students score 12 points below the state target for the 2012 year.


  • California has set 800 as the target score that students must meet.
  • As a whole, California Students score 12 points below State Target.
  • Students with Disabilities score 193 points below State Target.
  • Two subgroups score above the State Target:
    • Asian ( 105 points above target)
    • White ( 53 points above the target)
  • Four subgroups score between 100 and 50 points below the State Target:
    • African American ( 90 points below target)
    • English Language Learner ( 84 points below target)
    • Socio-Economically Disadvantaged ( 63 points below target)
    • Latino ( 60 points below target )
  • 298 point achievement gap
    • Largest between two subgroups
      • 105 points above the target (Asian)
      • 193 points below the target (Disabled)
  • 3 point gap achievement gap
    • Closest between two subgroups
      • 60 points below the target (Latino)
      • 63 points below the target (Socio-Economically Disadvantaged)

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