API Scores: School By School for Cupertino

The growth scores for the Academic Performance Index (API), some of the most widely anticipated scores by parents and realtors alike were released Thursday morning.

Here's a table of the Academic Performance Index growth scores for all schools and school districts where Cupertino students may attend. In June, Patch ran the API base scores of local schools, on which the percent of change below, are reflected.

You can search for any school or district at the California Department of Education’s website.

School or District

API Growth Score

% of Change

Cupertino Union School District

961

+6

Lincoln Elementary

980

-1

Meyerholz Elementary

979

+10

Fremont Union High School District

889

 +5

Cupertino High

901

+8

Homestead High

874

+8

Lynbrook High

946

+3

Monta Vista High

956

+7

*According to the Department of Education: The school's proportion of students excused at parent request compared to its 2012 Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program enrollment on the first day of testing is equal to or greater than 10 percent.

When a school's proportion of parental waivers is equal to or greater than 10 but less than 20 percent, the California Department of Education conducts standard statistical tests to check whether the students tested at the school were representative of the entire school's population.

This school failed the statistical test or its proportion of parental waivers in 2011 is 20 percent or greater, therefore, the school does not have a valid Academic Performance Index (API) for 2012.