State Decile Ranks-Highest Cut Scores

Academic Performance Index (API) score for each decile rank by year for elementary, middle, and high schools.

Each year, schools receive a state decile rank according to their Base API score. API scores are sorted from the highest to the lowest, by school type, and divided into 10 equal ranks (i.e., deciles). A rank of 10 is the highest and a rank of 1 is the lowest. The tables below display the highest API score for each rank from 1999 through 2011. To determine the lowest API score for each rank, add one point to the API score identified in the adjacent lower rank. For example, in 2011, the highest elementary Base API score for rank 5 was 809 and the highest score for rank 4 was 790. Therefore, the lowest API score for rank 5 was 791 making the API range for rank 5 between 791 and 809.

Elementary School Ranks

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10*
1999	448	496	542	586	628	669	714	762	817	958
2000	493	544	592	634	674	711	751	798	845	967
2001	530	575	617	654	689	725	762	803	847	965
2002	563	604	638	669	698	729	762	799	846	965
2003	609	643	674	701	728	755	786	821	866	996
2004	620	652	679	705	730	757	787	822	865	993
2005	638	672	700	724	749	774	804	840	880	999
2006	655	687	712	736	757	784	812	847	888	1000
2007	670	701	724	745	767	791	817	848	890	995
2008	686	714	736	755	775	798	823	852	891	994
2009	699	729	751	771	793	814	837	867	905	998
2010	714	743	763	781	801	824	846	875	911	999
2011	722	750	772	790	809	830	853	881	917	998

Middle School Ranks

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10*
1999	464	513	555	596	632	666	706	746	801	950
2000	484	538	580	618	656	690	728	770	818	949
2001	511	563	599	634	668	705	741	777	825	943
2002	533	575	609	638	665	696	730	767	813	925
2003	564	600	627	656	685	710	744	779	824	958
2004	585	619	646	672	696	722	753	787	830	969
2005	606	640	666	688	713	741	767	801	845	982
2006	613	648	677	700	723	751	779	812	857	987
2007	619	651	680	705	729	756	781	816	859	971
2008	641	674	700	727	751	776	800	829	870	987
2009	649	683	707	734	757	781	807	834	878	987
2010	666	698	725	748	773	798	822	849	890	988
2011	681	711	737	759	781	806	830	859	900	992

High School Ranks

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10*
1999	475	523	561	591	619	649	682	714	759	966
2000	490	529	571	602	635	659	696	727	768	969
2001	498	542	577	609	635	663	693	723	768	956
2002	524	562	591	619	642	667	694	719	761	959
2003	544	584	614	637	658	682	712	742	785	986
2004	555	598	624	649	668	694	717	745	789	982
2005	587	624	649	672	692	711	736	765	805	979
2006	591	632	657	682	699	722	743	772	813	987
2007	593	635	664	683	706	725	745	776	820	982
2008	605	644	674	702	718	737	762	788	830	985
2009	609	651	686	710	730	751	773	803	842	988
2010	634	672	700	725	746	766	787	816	854	988
2011	641	679	708	734	752	774	793	820	862	993

*These scores represent the highest scores achieved in the state.

Questions: Academic Accountability Team | aau@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0863

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