Each year, every California school and district gets an Academic Performance Index (API) score ranging from 200 to 1,000 points, with 800 considered excellent because it reflects a high rate of proficiency on achievement tests taken the previous spring. Schools and districts with an API below 800 are also considered successful if they meet performance targets in the year to come. At this time each year, their target is set at 5 percent of the difference between their actual API and 800. (Results are reported in August.) Statewide rank (SR): To give an even clearer snapshot, schools are also ranked from a low of 1 to a high of 10. The "statewide" 1-10 ranking is derived from a school's API score when compared to every other API score in the state.
Similar schools rank (SSR): A second "similar schools" 1-10 ranking is derived from a school's API score when compared to 100 schools most similar to it demographically.
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