"Sacramento-area schools did fairly well Monday when the preliminary list of the state's lowest-performing schools was released.
Three schools made the roster, a big improvement over places such as San Joaquin County with nine, San Francisco County with eight and Los Angeles with 35 on the list.
'That's not a bad showing for this region,' said David Gordon, superintendent of Sacramento County schools.
The California Department of Education released the list of 188 schools in the bottom 5 percent of the state's persistently lowest-performing schools, based on how students have scored on standardized tests.
The listed schools are under the gun to improve if they want a share of $415 million in federal School Improvement Grants the state expects to receive over three years.
The area schools included: Oak Ridge Elementary in Oak Park, Sacramento City Unified; Natomas High School, Natomas Unified; and Woodland High School, Woodland Joint Unified in Yolo County.
Underperforming schools will be eligible for between $50,000 and $2 million in federal money each year for three years."
Three schools made the roster, a big improvement over places such as San Joaquin County with nine, San Francisco County with eight and Los Angeles with 35 on the list.
'That's not a bad showing for this region,' said David Gordon, superintendent of Sacramento County schools.
The California Department of Education released the list of 188 schools in the bottom 5 percent of the state's persistently lowest-performing schools, based on how students have scored on standardized tests.
The listed schools are under the gun to improve if they want a share of $415 million in federal School Improvement Grants the state expects to receive over three years.
The area schools included: Oak Ridge Elementary in Oak Park, Sacramento City Unified; Natomas High School, Natomas Unified; and Woodland High School, Woodland Joint Unified in Yolo County.
Underperforming schools will be eligible for between $50,000 and $2 million in federal money each year for three years."