For more than a decade, the Academic Performance Index has defined the public’s perception of a school. Parents relied on the three-digit number, tied exclusively to scores on standardized tests, to ...

Real estate agents use them to tout the desirability of neighborhoods. Parents monitor them to choose schools. Principals live and die by them. But Academic Performance Index scores, the cornerstone ...

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT (publ. 5/29/2013, page A2) An earlier version of a story about newly released Academic Performance Index scores and school rankings incorrectly reported the average similar ...

A school’s API score, which reflects students’ performance on standardized math and English tests, can also help predict whether students will qualify for admission to the UC or CSU system, a new ...

Less than half of California schools met overall achievement targets last year, continuing a downward trend, according to state data released Friday. The percentage of schools meeting all targets of ...