The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires each state to produce an annual report card that summarizes assessment results of students statewide and disaggregated by student subgroup. Information must also be included on high school graduation rates, teacher qualifications, other indicators used in each state's definition of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), and the AYP status of all schools and districts in the state.  More information is available at the California Department of Education (CDE) Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/.

 

The State Accountability Report Card contains data for the following categories:

 

California Standards Test Results

English-Language Arts for grades two through eight, and ten

Mathematics for grades two through eight, and ten

 

Academic Performance Index (API)

Actual API compared to the API goal

Actual high school graduation rate compared to the graduation rate goal

 

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

AYP status of local educational agencies and schools

Program Improvement status of schools

 

Teacher Qualifications

Type of teaching credential

Teacher education level

Core academic courses taught by highly qualified teachers