STAR Test Results Released; County Schools Show Inconsistencies

STAR (California Standardized Testing and Reporting) measures the academic achievement of students throughout the state. The test results are used as to help schools direct attention to areas that might need improvement.

According to the California Department of Education, 4.7 million students took the test in 2011, and math as well as language arts scores were "the highest...since the program's inception in 2003."

Scores are divided by five categories: advanced, proficient, basic, below basic and far below basic. The state's goal is for every student to fall into the proficient or advanced category. That, however, is still far from reality.

Among the seven major Santa Cruz County High Schools (Santa Cruz, Harbor, Soquel, Scotts Valley, Aptos, Watsonville and Pajaro Valley), 40.96 percent of students achieved a proficient or advanced score. Scotts Valley High School led the way at 57.36 percent and .

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• Soquel High School: 42.71 percent
• Aptos High School: 51.55 percent
• Watsonville High School 19.43 percent
• Santa Cruz High School 48.91 percent
• Harbor High School 49.33 percent
• Scotts Valley High School 57.36 percent
• Pajaro Valley High School 17.47 percent

Across the seven schools, the student population on average was broken down as shown below.

• Advanced: 17.30 percent
• Proficient: 23.66 percent
• Basic: 27.38 percent
• Below Basic: 17.18 percent
• Far Below Basic: 11.41 percent

In the tables below you will find all schools from Capitola, Soquel, Live Oak, Aptos, Watsonville, Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz along with the breakdown of how each student population scored on the 2011 STAR, as reported by the San Jose Mercury News.

Capitola/Soquel/Live Oak

School Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic Far Below Basic Cypress Charter High School 15.24% 22.95% 24.29% 18.59% 9.55% Del Mar Elementary School 22.84% 28.55% 24.80% 14.85% 8.97% Green Acres Elementary School 26.44% 24.92% 23.22% 15.08% 9.15% Live Oak Elementary School 20.0% 30.49% 24.66% 15.15% 8.74% Main Street Elementary School 35.79% 33.88% 16.53% 6.83% 2.60% New Brighton Middle School 32.29% 34.15% 19.22% 8.49% 3.90% Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School 35.10% 31.86% 18.58% 7.96% 3.54% Shoreline Middle School 17.31% 28.49% 28.08% 15.11% 10.94% Soquel Elementary School 29.64% 27.42% 21.24% 13.95% 4.44% Soquel High School 19.34% 23.37% 28.73% 14.98% 8.53%

Watsonville/Aptos

School Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic Far Below Basic Academic/Vocational Charter Institute 2.69% 2.24% 21.52% 18.39% 29.15% Alianza Charter School 9.13% 21.47% 30.13% 24.38% 11.27% Amesti Elementary School 11.03% 25.37% 26.77% 22.16% 11.99% Aptos High School 24.42% 27.13% 24.71% 13.36% 9.69% Bradley Elementary School 29.44% 29.81% 22.38% 11.44% 3.28% Calabasas Elementary School 7.85% 20.67% 33.37% 22.29% 7.97% Ceiba College Preparatory Academy 26.39% 29.03% 28.19% 9.31% 3.06% Cesar E. Chavez Middle School 10.74% 20.92% 31.50% 23.73% 11.59% Freedom Elementary School 15.95% 26.62% 29.54% 17.32% 6.65% Hall Middle School 4.87% 17.72% 31.51% 27.93% 14.08% Hall District Elementary School 10.90% 24.20% 29.26% 21.41% 10.37% Hyde Elementary School 10.46% 24.90% 30.99% 22.05% 6.75% Lakeview Middle School 11.84% 26.26% 31.32% 19.43% 8.72% Landmark Elementary School 12.06% 23.14% 26.80% 24.00% 10.98% Linscott Charter 40.00% 33.79% 13.20% 6.41% 0.58% MacQuiddy Elementary School 9.80% 20.98% 30.67% 23.22% 8.31% Mar Vista Elementary School 34.83% 38.94% 19.73% 5.98% 2.24% New School Community Day 0.00% 3.14% 6.27% 21.95% 54.70% Ohlone Elementary School 13.88% 21.44% 25.11% 24.66% 11.01% Pacific Coast Charter School 5.04% 9.57% 17.74% 23.13% 14.43% Pajaro Middle School 10.45% 22.21% 31.51% 23.29% 10.91% Pajaro Valley High School 3.38% 14.09% 31.07% 26.79% 21.72% Radcliff Elementary School 13.17% 22.49% 31.66% 18.79% 7.54% Renaissance High School 0.61% 1.82% 10.30% 25.45% 40.00% Rio del Mar Elementary School 51.20% 29.67% 12.92% 3.44% 1.63% Rolling Hills Elementary School 8.88% 23.70% 34.01% 20.46% 12.18% Soldo Elementary School 9.34% 22.20% 29.07% 25.20% 11.45% Starlight Elementary School 18.03% 27.45% 25.63% 18.21% 5.07% Valencia Elementary School 37.46% 26.67% 16.80% 7.38% 2.04% Watsonville Charter School of the Arts 22.44% 31.95% 25.85% 15.85% 1.95% Watsonville High School 5.70% 13.73% 31.74% 27.04% 18.27%

Scotts Valley

School Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic Far Below Basic Brook Knoll Elementary School 54.74% 26.73% 12.03% 3.30% 1.81% Scotts Valley High School 27.65% 29.71% 24.28% 11.34% 5.64% Scotts Valley Middle School 43.15% 36.92% 12.91% 3.79% 1.30% Vine Hill Elementary School 43.83% 29.45% 17.89% 5.78% 1.02%

Santa Cruz

School Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic Far Below Basic Ark Independent Study 9.32% 11.02% 9.32% 6.78% 11.02% Bay View Elementary School 27.72% 26.08% 23.67% 11.77% 5.06% Branciforte Middle School 21.12% 30.48% 24.61% 14.35% 7.21% Costanoa Continuation High School 2.55% 4.08% 12.24% 24.49% 53.57% De Laveaga Elementary School 24.49% 29.19% 23.41% 12.24% 4.80% Delta Charter High School 4.17% 16.07% 28.57% 16.67% 17.62% Gault Elementary School 20.40% 25.87% 26.87% 19.73% 6.30% Harbor High School 19.65% 29.68% 30.27% 13.11% 6.06% Mission Hill School 34.73% 31.82% 20.75% 9.06% 3.52% Pacific Collegiate School 44.63% 37.93% 12.39% 3.10% 0.45% Santa Cruz County Court School 0.62% 0.62% 3.74% 19.31% 51.40% Santa Cruz High School 20.98% 27.93% 26.77% 13.65% 9.95% Westlake Elementary School 61.73% 24.67% 8.99% 2.96% 1.43%