Walnut Creek Schools Ace their API Scores Again

As much as people like to gripe about the state of public education in California and the United States these days, there are some bright spots. And one of those bright spots include schools serving Walnut Creek K-12 students.

The Academic Performance Index (API), what is effectively a report card for individual California public schools, came out Monday.

And, all Walnut Creek schools, governed by  three different school districts, received grades that would earn them "excellent" ratings. That is, these schools made the target goal of 800 on the API.  The API is a numeric index that ranges from a low of 200 to a high of 1000, with a statewide target of 800.  

The only exception, at a district-wide level is Mt. Diablo Unified, which earned a score of 784. However, individual Walnut Creek schools within Mt. Diablo Unified, posted scores of 800 or above.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell on Monday released California's 2009-10 Accountability Progress Report (APR), which includes the the 2010 Growth API numbers. The API is based upon results from the statewide Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program and from the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE).

Here are the Growth 2010 API scores for your neighborhood elementary, middle and high schools, as well as for the three districts serving Walnut Creek: 

Walnut Creek School District, 2458 students 
Growth 2010 score: 907 

Buena Vista Elementary: 892

Indian Valley Elementary: 923

Murwood Elementary: 894

Parkmead Elementary: 926

Walnut Heights Elementary: 922 

Walnut Creek Intermediate: 904

Acalanes Union High School District, 4,061 students
Growth 2010 Score: 899

Las Lomas High School: 864

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, 24,74 students
Growth 2010 Score: 784 

Bancroft Elementary: 892

Eagle Peak Montessori: 893

Valle Verde Elementary: 930

Walnut Acres Elementary: 936

Foothill Middle School: 900

Northgate High School: 864