OC California State Testing Results 2008 (Schools) (Santa Ana, Anaheim: 2009, credit, middle schools)

[flo2900]

s.a. the arm pit of o.c.again...

[YLresident]

Sad to see Santa Ana's results, but happy my Alma Mater, El Dorado, scored a 9. Woo! ^_^

[missionhome]

Originally Posted by YLresident

Sad to see Santa Ana's results, but happy my Alma Mater, El Dorado, scored a 9. Woo! ^_^

I went to El Dorado too. Although probably YEARS/DECADES before you did. Placentia was almost a brand new place back then. Glad to see the school is still going strong!!!

[YLresident]

Originally Posted by missionhome

I went to El Dorado too. Although probably YEARS/DECADES before you did. Placentia was almost a brand new place back then. Glad to see the school is still going strong!!!

Have you joined www.edloradoalumni.com? (broken link) There's plenty of folks from the late 60's to early 90's on there (dunno where you fit in)... I'm basically the youngest on their forums who actually participates--class of 2000 here.

What year did you graduate? Maybe some of your high school friends are active on their forums?

BTW, PYLUSD = a gread school district. ^_^

[missionhome]

Originally Posted by YLresident

Have you joined www.edloradoalumni.com? There's plenty of folks from the late 60's to early 90's on there (dunno where you fit in)... I'm basically the youngest on their forums who actually participates--class of 2000 here.

What year did you graduate? Maybe some of your high school friends are active on their forums?

BTW, PYLUSD = a gread school district. ^_^

Thanks for the link. I never thought to check that. I'm class of 78 and I saw a few people I know talking on there, but not many. I still keep in contact with my closest friends and I visited my best friend from high school in Austin in May. Our 30th class reunion is this year so I am going to that. Once you get as old as me, high school just becomes a distant phase of your life and you have a totally new one with new people, kids, a husband, and stuff.

[YLresident]

Originally Posted by missionhome

Thanks for the link. I never thought to check that. I'm class of 78 and I saw a few people I know talking on there, but not many. I still keep in contact with my closest friends and I visited my best friend from high school in Austin in May. Our 30th class reunion is this year so I am going to that. Once you get as old as me, high school just becomes a distant phase of your life and you have a totally new one with new people, kids, a husband, and stuff.

Yeah, I mostly just enjoy the discussions in the forums... it's nice to see that many of the graduates ended up having really great or at least very normal happy lives. ^_^

Their hawk memorial list also alerted me to few of my classmates that had passed that I didn't know about, too... I stop by the forums every so often to see what's interesting.

Nice that you hung around OC... I hope I'm as lucky (and savvy)--it's too expensive on the peanuts I get paid working at UCI.

Thanks for posting--it's nice to see so many of our schools performing well despite being part of the California education system... it's a testament to the determination and dedication of good parents, kids, and communities.

[missionhome]

Originally Posted by YLresident

Nice that you hung around OC... I hope I'm as lucky (and savvy)--it's too expensive on the peanuts I get paid working at UCI.

I didn't really plan on staying in the county. My husband and I lived around the country when he was a Marine pilot and then we ended up transfered back to El Toro Marine Base by chance. When he returned to civilian life, we never left the area and started our family here.

I hope you can find your start here in OC. I don't know how you young people do it. My husband and I never would be able to afford the type of home we own today at the prices today when we were a young couple.

[missionhome]

The state of California released the Academic Performance Index (API) today for all testing from the 2007-2008 school year. 800 is the goal for all schools. Here are the results:

Anaheim Union High Schools
Anaheim 701
Katella 690
Loara 717
Magnolia 698
Savana 697
Western 769
Cypress 844
Kennedy 790
Oxford (Academy) 983!!- 11th highest in California

Brea Olinda Unified
Brea Olinda 804

Capistrano Unified
Aliso Niguel 825
Capistrano Valley 812
Dana Hills 825
San Clemente 816
San Juan Hills 748
Tesoro 836

Fullerton Joint High Schools
Fullerton Union 768
Sunny Hills 855
Troy 917
Buena Park 729
La Habra 778
Sonora 762

More districts posted later....

[missionhome]

To add to this list of OC high schools.....

Average SAT Scores Class of 2008:

District School % Tested Verbal Math Writing SAT average
Anaheim Union Anaheim High 19 452 480 446 1,378
Anaheim Union Cypress High 52 491 555 500 1,546
Anaheim Union John F. Kennedy High 47 495 536 498 1,529
Anaheim Union Katella High 25 449 479 448 1,376
Anaheim Union Loara High 34 459 482 462 1,403
Anaheim Union Magnolia High 28 463 469 459 1,391
Anaheim Union Oxford Academy 102 634 649 636 1,919
Anaheim Union Savanna High 25 468 485 463 1,416
Anaheim Union Western High 28 460 484 469 1,413
Brea-Olinda Unified Brea-Olinda High 58 527 569 530 1,626
Capistrano Unified Aliso Niguel High 52 538 567 539 1,644
Capistrano Unified Capistrano Valley High 46 544 559 541 1,644
Capistrano Unified Dana Hills High 57 541 561 542 1,644
Capistrano Unified San Clemente High 49 529 539 527 1,595
Capistrano Unified Tesoro High 63 543 555 541 1,639
Fullerton Joint Union Buena Park High 40 444 474 449 1,367
Fullerton Joint Union Fullerton Union High 44 497 505 491 1,493
Fullerton Joint Union La Habra High 44 491 505 487 1,483
Fullerton Joint Union Sonora High 50 507 517 510 1,534
Fullerton Joint Union Sunny Hills High 73 540 599 549 1,688
Fullerton Joint Union Troy High 68 613 658 613 1,884
Garden Grove Unified Bolsa Grande High 30 479 538 494 1,511
Garden Grove Unified Garden Grove High 40 489 525 482 1,496
Garden Grove Unified La Quinta High 52 486 547 488 1,521
Garden Grove Unified Los Amigos High 31 462 502 466 1,430
Garden Grove Unified Pacifica High 44 510 553 508 1,571
Garden Grove Unified Rancho Alamitos High 30 476 504 469 1,449
Garden Grove Unified Santiago High 36 440 463 456 1,359
H.B. Union Edison High 49 528 559 537 1,624
H.B. Union Fountain Valley High 51 537 584 532 1,653
H.B. Union Huntington Beach High 44 529 549 529 1,607
H.B. Union Marina High 42 528 565 515 1,608
H.B. Union Ocean View High 33 515 533 508 1,556
H.B. Union Westminster High 30 472 515 465 1,452
Irvine Unified Irvine High 63 559 607 572 1,738
Irvine Unified Northwood High 76 573 630 583 1,786
Irvine Unified University High 81 591 650 595 1,836
Irvine Unified Woodbridge High 68 555 616 555 1,726
Laguna Beach Unified Laguna Beach High 72 556 566 563 1,685
Los Alamitos Unified Los Alamitos High 64 537 557 546 1,640
Newport-Mesa Unified Corona Del Mar High 89 562 586 571 1,719
Newport-Mesa Unified Costa Mesa High 37 484 505 472 1,461
Newport-Mesa Unified Estancia High 40 463 481 455 1,399
Newport-Mesa Unified Middle College High 50 566 534 530 1,630
Newport-Mesa Unified Newport Harbor High 58 533 551 538 1,622
Orange Unified Canyon High 59 521 541 519 1,581
Orange Unified El Modena High 37 527 557 525 1,609
Orange Unified Orange High 24 462 463 462 1,387
Orange Unified Villa Park High 54 519 554 526 1,599
Placentia-Yorba Linda El Dorado High 49 527 559 519 1,605
Placentia-Yorba Linda Esperanza High 60 538 581 540 1,659
Placentia-Yorba Linda Valencia High 40 530 571 526 1,627
Saddleback Valley El Toro High 49.3 539 569 528 1,636
Saddleback Valley Laguna Hills High 57.5 539 579 536 1,654
Saddleback Valley Mission Viejo High 51.8 549 565 540 1,654
Saddleback Valley Trabuco Hills High 52.3 545 564 529 1,638
Santa Ana Unified Century High 25 394 416 397 1,207
Santa Ana Unified Middle College High 57 485 491 474 1,450
Santa Ana Unified OCHSA 70 561 538 557 1,656
Santa Ana Unified Saddleback High 33 415 439 412 1,266
Santa Ana Unified Santa Ana High 29 413 433 416 1,262
Santa Ana Unified Segerstrom High 63 454 471 454 1,379
Santa Ana Unified Valley High 24 408 444 419 1,271
Tustin Unified Beckman High 62 541 574 548 1,663
Tustin Unified Foothill High 65 547 560 561 1,668
Tustin Unified Tustin High 28 490 489 490 1,469

and for an easier format:http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister...le_2366107.php

[Coldjensens]

Originally Posted by hsw

Prob a dubious ranking...

Need to eval public schools on safety and academic achievement...

Safety...odds of more affluent, studious kids being mugged/assaulted by young criminals among fellow students in an economically diverse school, like nearly any public school in US today (incl places like BeverlyHills, Greenwich, LakeForest (IL) and PaloAlto)...

Academics....no. of National Merit Finalists and no. of students who will be attending Stanford/Harvard/Wharton/Princeton....

Rest of stats are easily manipulated and meaningless...

The mass numbers are not meaningful either. Even if most of the kids barely graduate, the school can still excel at giving a good education. several of our kids were educated mostly in Santa ana. However they are doing great. The oldest two are both being offered scholarships at several different colleges. One of them can go pretty much anywhere she wants (and can afford). I amnot sure what the best way to evaluate schools is. Going there and talking with parents of the top students is one possibility.