High School and Beyond Related Data

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API Composition in 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 Cycles (March 2008) This page shows how the API is calculated from standardized test scores in the 2006/2007 cycle. The composition of the API remained the same for the 2007/2008 cycle.

High School Performance on the Exit Exam (April 2007) As of May 2006, more than 91% of the students in the class of 2006, more than 400,000 students, passed the California High School Exit Exam but more than 37,000 students did not.

High Schools Have Lower API Scores Than Elementary or Middle Schools (May 2006) This graph, from Spotlight on California High School Performance, shows that from 1999 through 2005, high schools have had the lowest Base API scores and the smallest percentage of schools reaching a Base API of 800. Compared to middle and elementary schools, high school performance has been relatively flat.

API Composition in 2005-06 Cycle (March 2006) These pie charts show how the API is calculated from standardized test scores in the 2004-05 cycle.

Fifteen California High Schools That Beat the Odds (June 2005) According to a Civil Rights Project study in March, 2005, these fifteen high schools "beat the odds" in terms of successfully passing students from one grade to the next on average from 2000 to 2002. This list of schools is referred to by EdSource's report, Spotlight on California High School Performance.

English language arts test scores show some improvement (June 2005) High schools have caught up with elementary and middle schools in performance on English language arts CSTs. However, high schools did not do as well as middle schools in decreasing the percentage of students at the bottom rung of the performance scale. These charts, adapted from EdSource’s Spotlight on California High School Performance, show how California high school performance compares with elementary and middle schools on the English language arts CST.

A profile of California's high schools (June 2005) These data, from Spotlight on California High School Performance, provide a summary of statewide data about California high schools for the 2003-04 school year.

More high school students are taking science courses, particularly biology (June 2005) The number of high school students taking science courses is growing, as shown by this chart adapted from EdSource’s Spotlight on California High School Performance.

2004 CSTs show no improvement in achievement gaps from elementary to high school (June 2005) This graph, from Spotlight on California High School Performance, shows that the gaps in student performance on the English CST in 2004 are about the same in elementary, middle and high school. This shows that the performance of students who enter elementary school–including those who have been at a disadvantage historically– does not improve over time.

CSTs in math show increased enrollment in higher-level courses, but decreases in performance (June 2005) From 2001 to 2004 the percentage of high school students taking higher level math courses increased. In addition, more high school students are taking the High School Math Summative CST which covers Algebra I, geometry, and Algebra II plus a small section on probability and statistics. The following chart, adapted from EdSource’s Spotlight on California High School Performance, shows the increase in the percentage of ninth to 11th grade students taking higher level math courses.

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CSU/UC Eligibility Rates by Ethnic Group, Fall 2005 (April 2007) This page, adapted from EdSource's 2007 Resource Cards, shows the percent of high school graduates in 2005 who completed the courses required for eligibility for the CSU and UC systems.

California Public University Admission Rates by Ethnicity: A Comparison (April 2007) The graphs on this page, adapted from EdSource’s 2007 Resource Cards, show UC and CSU admission rates by ethnicity.

California Public University Admission Rates by Ethnicity: A Comparison (July 2006) These graphs, adapted from EdSource’s 2006 Resource Cards, shows UC and CSU admission rates by ethnicity.

CSU/UC Eligibility Rates by Ethnic Group 2003-04 (March 2006) This chart, adapted from EdSource's 2006 Resource Cards, shows the percent of high school graduates in 2003-04 who completed the courses required for eligibility for the CSU and UC systems.

Community College Funding 2005-06 (October 2005) This figure, from EdSource's School Finance 2005-06 report, shows the sources of funding for California's community colleges.

Public College-Going Rates (April 2004) This graph, adapted from EdSource’s 2004 Resource Cards, displays the public college-going rates of California public high school graduates by ethnicity.