API - Racial and Ethnic Subgroups

Specific Requirements

The Academic Performance Index (API), including the disaggregation of subgroups, the decile rankings, and a comparison of schools.

Aggregate information on any other indicators used by the state to determine the adequate yearly progress of students in achieving state academic achievement standards.

Education Code Section 33126 (b)(18)
Education Code Section 52056 (a)
Public Law 107-110 Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(v)
Public Law 107-110 Section 1111(h)(2)(B)(i)(I)

Definitions

For the most recent three-year period, subgroup scores for specific racial and ethnic groups defined for the API (if numerically significant), including the subgroup growth target, the API Base score, the API Growth score, the growth target, and the actual growth.

Guidelines and Data Sources

This item is a requirement of both state law and NCLB. For federal accountability purposes, California uses the API to meet the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirement for an additional indicator.

Data are reported from the API [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ap/index.asp].