APR, API, AYP, PI: What Does it all Mean?
Education officials have released a compilation of state and federal standardized testing results, which can paint different pictures on how schools are performing academically.
0 CommentsEducation officials on Wednesday released its annual Accountability Progress Reports, or APRs.
These reports are a compilation of state and federal standardized test results, and are used by educators to gauge how well schools and districts are performing academically.
Those figures include the state’s Academic Performance Index, or API, and the federal Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, and Program Improvement designations.
Looking at how Livermore schools performed this past year can be tricky and confusing.
One report says our area is home to high-performing schools, while another suggests Livermore students are struggling.
Huh?
Let me explain.
The state's report, API, provides a "growth model" based on a scale of 200 to 1,000 points, with a score of 800 considered exemplary.
Each year schools are given a growth target to reach via a formula based on past test results and