Achievements and Awards
Academic Performance Index (API) Scores
The API is the scale used by the State of California to measure the academic performance and growth of schools on a variety of academic measures. The score ranges from a low of 200 to a high of 1,000, and the state has established 800 as the target to which all districts and schools should aspire. Over the past two years, PUSD has raised its API score by 36 points.
The API is the scale used by the State of California to measure the academic performance and growth of schools on a variety of academic measures. The score ranges from a low of 200 to a high of 1,000, and the state has established 800 as the target to which all districts and schools should aspire. Over the past two years, PUSD has raised its API score by 36 points.
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PUSD ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX SCORES
2005 - 2009 |
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| Year | Score | Change |
| 2009 | 742 | +22 |
| 2008 | 720 | +13 |
| 2007 | 707 | +6 |
| 2006 | 701 | +12 |
| 2005 | 689 | |
The "800 Club"
Nine PUSD schools scored 800or higher on the API, meeting or exceeding the State's goal for academic achievement
| 800 Club Schools | |||
| School | API Score | ||
| Don Benito Elementary | 862 | ||
| Field Elementary | 808 | ||
| Franklin Elementary | 814 | ||
| Hamilton Elementary | 868 | ||
| Longfellow Elementary | 807 | ||
| McKinley K-8 | 801 | ||
| Norma Coombs Elementary | 845 | ||
| Sierra Madre K-8 | 889 | ||
| Willard Elementary | 860 | ||
Awards, Honors and Accolades
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Great Schools
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Great Students
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Great Teachers
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| National Blue Ribbon Award | 2 Gates Millennium Scholars | 21 National Board Certified Teachers |
| 10 Title I Academic Achievement Awards | National Merit Scholar | 92% Credentialed Teachers |
| Newsweek Magazine Top National Public High School | Morehead-Cain Scholar | LA County Teacher of the Year |
| 6 CA Distinguished Schools | Posse Foundation Scholar | 5 Rotary Teachers of Excellence |
| U.S. News and World Report Silver Medalist High School | Accepted at nation's most prestigious colleges and universities. See List. | CA Music Educators Outstanding Educator Award |
| 4 CA Business Excellence Honor Roll Schools | Earned $4 million in scholarships in 2008-09. | CA State University LA Distinguished Educator Award |
| Pride of SRA Literacy Award |
Community Support and Gifts
- The Pasadena Educational Foundation has raised approximately $8 million in corporate, foundation, individual and government funding to support educational programs.
- The Webster Foundation has funded the Excellent Middle Schools reform initiative to ensure a high-quality, equitable, academic program district-wide.
- The Pasadena Community Foundation has invested in the Reinvention of John Muir initiative by providing staff development and training.
- The Assistance League of Pasadena supplied 1,339 PUSD students with 2 complete school uniforms, underwear, shoes, hygiene kits and books.
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