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API of 800 or more must maintain its API of at least 800. In addition, a school must
meet or exceed growth targets for each numerically significant subgroup at the school.
LEAs and schools in the Alternative Schools Accountability Model (ASAM) receive APIs
but do not receive API targets.
Since 1999, the growth target for subgroups has been 80 percent of the schoolwide
growth target. However, growth targets for numerically significant subgroups will change
beginning with the 2006-07 API reporting cycle and will be parallel to the schoolwide
target calculation that has been in place since 1999. Specifically, starting with the 2006
API Base Report, each numerically significant subgroup will have to show API growth of
at least five percent of the difference between its 2006 API Base and 800. In addition, a
minimum target of five points schoolwide and subgroup growth will also begin with the
2006 API Base Report. Schools and subgroups with API scores at or above 800 must
maintain an API score of at least 800.
Subgroups
A “numerically significant” subgroup is defined as at least 100 students with valid test
scores or 50 or more students who represent at least 15 percent of the students with
valid test scores. “Subgroups” include the following categories:
• African American (not of Hispanic origin)
• American Indian or Alaska Native
• Asian
• Filipino
• Hispanic or Latino
• Pacific Islander
• White (not of Hispanic origin)
• Socioeconomically disadvantaged
• English learners
• Students with disabilities
API Ranks
For the API Base Report, schools receive a Base API score, statewide ranking, similar
schools ranking, and growth targets. For the rankings, a school’s API score is ranked as
one of ten categories (deciles). A ranking in the first decile is the lowest rank, and a
ranking in the tenth decile is the highest rank. The statewide ranking compares a
school’s API with those of all other schools statewide of the same type (i.e., elementary,
middle, or high schools). The similar schools ranking compares a school’s API with
those of 100 other schools with similar demographic characteristics of the same type
(i.e., elementary, middle, or high schools). LEAs, schools in the Alternative Schools
Accountability Model (ASAM), and subgroups do not receive ranks.
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