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EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
Over
the past years, PBE has redoubled its focus on academic
achievement. Thanks to the efforts of our fantastic staff, the
support of our PBE families and community, and especially much hard
work and tremendous effort by our students, we are making strong and
evident progress.
The Academic Performance Indicator (API) is the baseline score by which all schools are measured.
In
the 2009 API tests, Pacific Beach Elementary's Base API score was 877.
The average API for other
schools in California with similar student populations was 826.
PBE
achieved its improvement goals for every subgroup of students.
Scores improved by 22 to 29 points for every subgroup, from 2008
to 2009.
75%
of PBE's second graders scored at proficient or advanced levels in
English (Language Arts), and 89% in Mathematics. 2009 subject test results are available here. For the full details of the API Test Scores for PBE, CLICK HERE
COMPARING API SCORES BETWEEN SCHOOLS
When comparing API scores between schools, it is important to look beyond the summary score. Compare
scores for the demographic groups within each school. While
academic achievement is paramount in an educational institution,
diversity is an important aspect of any child's social development,
especially in California. At
PBE, we are achieving our
success across ethnic and socio-economic boundaries; keeping pace with,
and even outperforming in some cases, schools that have much less
diversity in their student population. The following table has
data from 2006. 2009 data for PBE are 950 for white students and
808 for Hispanic students.
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