These levels of performance will relate to how well students are meeting state standards for each subject area tested. Individual California Content Standards scores may be low for students in schools where California's content standards have not been taught because students have not had an opportunity to learn the new skills. A new feature has been added to the STAR Parent Report. This addition is the California Reading List Number. The Reading List Number is printed near the bottom on the left side of the Star Parent Report.
Internet access is available at most California public libraries.
Reading List information may also be obtained from local school districts or county offices of education. Individual student results are merged to prepare grade-level reports by subject area for each school, district, county, and the state. The results are used with other information about student achievement to help make decisions about ways to improve student learning and school programs. The API, a major component of the state's accountability program, is used to rank the academic performance of California public schools, measure growth, and monitor progress over time. The Stanford 9 results for 2000 are being used to see how welll schools met 1999-2000 growth targets.