http://star.cde.ca.gov/ or http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/

The STAR program requires that all California public school students, in grades 2 through 11, take a single standardized achievement test each spring to measure achievement in basic academic skills. The Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition, Form T (Stanford 9), published by Harcourt Brace Educational Measurement, was designated by the State Board of Education as the STAR standardized achievement test.

STAR Augmentation Results
The STAR augmentation refers to the addition of test items to the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program. This created a new test that more closely addresses the content standards adopted by the State Board of Education. Student answers to these additional items were combined with their answers to a selection of questions from the Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition, Form T (Stanford 9). These combined scores will reflect California's content standards.

Academic Performance Index
In January 2000, public schools throughout California received their first Academic Performance Index (API) reports. The API measures the academic performance and progress of schools. Annual growth targets for future academic improvement are determined for schools based on the API. Schools that reach their annual targets will be rewarded. School that do not meet their targets will be eligible for interventions or subject to sanctions and challenges.

Please note that this database does not contain data for schools without 1999 API's (small schools, alternative schools, continuation schools, etc.)
For the most current API information, please visit these two sites online:

www.cde.ca.gov/psaa/api/ or http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/

Click below to download STAR and API results in both browseable and editable database files.

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