Ramona Unified School District API Score Drops 10 Points, Still Above Target

The Ramona Unified School District scored above the state target in API testing in the 2013 school year, but dropped 10 points compared to last year.

The biggest changes in school scores came from Ramona Elementary, which dropped 39 points compared to last year, and Ramona Community Elementary, which gained 11 points. Six out of nine schools in the district lost points compared to last year's scores.

The California Department of Education (CDE) recently released the 2013 Growth API for schools and districts in California. For high schools, the API measures how well students are performing on both the California Standards Tests (CSTs) as well as the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The Ramona District API decreased by 10 points to 815 in 2013.

List of schools with the 2013 API score first, followed by last year's score:

Ramona High School- 771 from 777

Barnett Elementary- 857 from 847

Hanson Elementary- 793 from 809

James Dukes Elementary- 889 from 906

Mt. Woodson Elementary- 869 from 879

Ramona Community Elementary- 897 from 886

Ramona Elementary- 768 from 807

Olive Peirce Middle- 840 from 871

See more details on Ramona school's API scores