Buckeye & Latrobe A+, Indian Creek & Lake Tahoe D+, Office of Ed F-
El Dorado County students tested well above average in California on standardized tests in reading, language, math and spelling in grades three through seven, according to preliminary results released this week.
How does El Dorado County Compare ?
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county: |
EDC | Sac | Amador | Placer | Yolo | SJ | Statewide |
| Language | 60 | 44.6 | 46.9 | 60.6 | 47.5 | 36.6 | 43.4 |
| History | 44.7 | 32.2 | 31.3 | 42.5 | 37.5 | 23.8 | 32.8 |
| Math | 53.9 | 42.3 | 38.1 | 51.4 | 44.7 | 34.4 | 40.5 |
| Science | 57.7 | 38.4 | 44 | 53.7 | 44.5 | 28.3 | 38.2 |
#'s above = % Proficient and Advanced
In the spring, students in grades two through eleven took part in the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting program. It includes three tests given in English: The California Standards Test, the California Achievement Tests, and the California Alternate Performance Assessment. The CAPA is an alternative assessment produced for students with significant cognitive disabilities, according to the superintendent's office.
How do individual School Districts Rate?
| Skill ----------> District v |
Lang | Hist | Math | Science | Avg. by Dist. |
| Black Oak Mine | 53 | 34 | 51 | 32 | 43 |
| Buckeye Union | 69 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 70 |
| California Montessori | 68 | 50 | 64 | 60 | 61 |
| Camino Union | 52 | 50 | 62 | 49 | 53 |
| EDC Office of Education | 34 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| El Dorado Union High | 63 | 49 | 40 | 59 | 53 |
| Gold Oak | 60 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 55 |
| Gold Trail | 66 | 65 | 63 | 71 | 66 |
| Indian Diggings | 73 | 25 | 40 | 22 | 44 |
| Lake Tahoe | 45 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 44 |
| Latrobe | 73 | 67 | 71 | 67 | 70 |
| Mother Lode Union | 61 | 66 | 68 | 58 | 63 |
| Pioneer Union | 63 | 56 | 61 | 62 | 61 |
| Placerville Union | 55 | 47 | 56 | 60 | 55 |
| Pollock Pines | 52 | 44 | 54 | 50 | 50 |
| Rescue Union | 72 | 49 | 68 | 68 | 64 |
| Silver Fork (N/A) | |||||
| Avg. by Skill | 60 | 48 | 56 | 53 | 54 |
Silver Fork was not included as it has only 10 students and the testing results are therefore statistically insignificant.
Access
Raw Data Here http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2007/Viewreport.asp
Students in grades two through 11 were given CSTs in English-language arts and math aligned to the California Academic Content Standards. Writing tests were administered in grades four and seven. CSTs in history-social science were given in grades eight through eleven; math grades eight through eleven (course-based assessments); and science in grades five and eight through eleven, the superintendent's office reported.
Results of all California Standards Tests are being reported according to performance levels achieved. The five performance levels are advanced, proficient, basic, below basic, and far below basic.
The state's goal is to have every student perform at the proficient or advanced level in all CST subject areas and to meet federal requirements under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
Results for the following subgroups are also available: gender, ethnicity, program participation, English classification, economic status, parent education, and disability.
Compared to the statewide performance, El Dorado County students had a higher percentage in the "proficient" or "advanced" levels in all but one subject area (ninth grade). When reviewing present performance to that of the previous year, scores improved overall at the elementary and middle school levels. At the high school level, the same was true except for history/social science.
The CST measures knowledge based on standards adopted by California that are widely acknowledged to be among the most rigorous in the nation. The CAT/6 measures general knowledge and skills in reading, math, language and spelling (grades third and seven).
