State Writing Scores for 8th--Graders : HOW TO READ THE SCORES

Here are the school-by-school results of the California Assessment Program’s writing exam that was administered to eighth-graders throughout the state last spring.

The exam consists of eight tests of writing ability and represents the state’s biggest step to date away from the much-criticized multiple-choice method of testing academic achievement.

Results are listed by school district and by individual school so that parents can compare the performance of youngsters in their community with that of students in the rest of Los Angeles County and throughout California. (Schools are listed alphabetically by district.)

Because the exam was changed substantially last year with the addition of two more writing tests, only the latest round of scores is listed.

The scaled score is a combination of results on each of the eight separate writing tests. The statewide average score was 255 for eighth-graders, and the average in Los Angeles County was 230.

Relative rank is a way to compare a district or school with another that is similar to it in terms of student ethnic and socioeconomic makeup and students’ ability to speak English fluently, as well as how often those students move from school to school.

State rank shows the school or district’s rank (on a scale of 1 to 99), comparing its scores to scores of every other school or district in the state.

El Segundo Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 332 94 92 EL SEGUNDO MIDDLE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 332 94 92 Hawthorne DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 238 38 57 HAWTHORNE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 248 44 64 YUKON Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 216 20 36 Hermosa Beach City DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 284 76 31 HERMOSA VALLEY Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 284 74 31 Inglewood Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 205 17 16 CROZIER Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 184 8 6 LA TIJERA Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 248 44 34 LANE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 212 18 3 MONROE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 199 13 25 PARENT Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 293 81 33 Lawndale DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 250 46 74 ADDAMS Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 247 43 85 ROGERS Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 251 46 69 Lennox DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 171 1 11 LENNOX MIDDLE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 171 4 11 Los Angeles Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 202 16 21 CARNEGIE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 254 49 46 CLAY Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 148 2 1 CURTISS Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 191 10 1 DANA Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 203 15 15 DODSON Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 212 18 8 DODSON JUNIOR HIGH Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 317 90 59 FLEMING Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 222 23 19 MANN Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 184 8 16 MARINA DEL REY Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 197 12 25 PEARY JR. HIGH Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 215 20 15 PEARY Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 232 31 1 WHITE JUNIOR HIGH Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 214 19 15 WILMINGTON JR. HIGH Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 175 5 15 WRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 230 29 1 Manhattan Beach City DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 336 96 76 MANHATTAN BEACH Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 336 95 76 Palos Verdes Peninsula DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 366 98 93 MALAGA COVE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 356 97 88 MIRALESTE HIGH Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 390 99 97 RIDGECREST Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 365 98 93 Redondo Beach City DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 274 69 65 ADAMS MIDDLE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 239 37 16 HILLCREST MIDDLE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 300 84 85 LINCOLN Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 278 69 72 Torrance Unified DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 289 80 71 CALLE MAYOR Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 303 86 50 CASIMIR Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 292 80 84 HULL Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 280 71 75 LYNN Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 264 59 9 MADRONA Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 285 74 51 MAGRUDER Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 317 90 98 Wiseburn DISTRICT AVERAGE Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 245 42 26 DANA Scaled State Relative Year Score Rank Rank 88-89 245 42 26