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STAR scores are up in most area schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26163
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2003
Pages
"p. A1, A5"
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2003
Pages
"p. A1, A5"
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
26363AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Methodist Hospital and Santa Anita YMCA offer a joint medically-based fitness program called Active Health. It is designed for people with health problems or who want a monitored workout routine and diet plan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29919
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 6, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Bellin, Martha
Fitness programs
Santa Anita YMCA
Item ID
30105AN
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Newspaper Index
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In Arcadia, 8 schools increased their Academic Performance Index (API) scores and two declined. Dana Middle School and First Avenue Middle School were the schools that showed declines in API scores.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30652
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Schools
Test Scores
Item ID
30840AN
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Newspaper Index
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Methodist Hospital will close down its Active Health gym in August. It is the region's first medically based fitness center. It was losing money and took up space needed for other uses.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29589
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Methodist Hospital
Gyms
Fitness centers
Active Health Gym
Item ID
29773AN
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Newspaper Index
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A school by school list of APi and AYP test scores is printed, including Arcadia Unified School District schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29062
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2004
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Adequate Yearly Performance (AYP)
Test Scores
Accountability progress report.
Item ID
29248AN
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Newspaper Index
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Due to errors in the data, the state Department of Education has pulled from its WEB site the list of schools subject to federal monitoring that were based on STAR scores. Arcadia district officials have discovered some anomalies in the data.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26168
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
26368AN
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Newspaper Index
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2003 Academic Performance Index rankings for Arcadia and other area schools show most schools made improvements or held their ground.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27838
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2004
Pages
p. 1 & 2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2004
Pages
p. 1 & 2
Subjects
Schools-Test Scores
Item ID
28035AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia schools start on Tuesday, Sept. 2 along with other area schools. Due to state budget cuts students in the Arcadia Unified School District will no longer be buses to school for free. Enrollment for Arcadia 9,720.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26238
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2003
Pages
"p. A1, A6"
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2003
Pages
"p. A1, A6"
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
26439AN
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Newspaper Index
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District-wide test scores show Arcadia remains high in test results, though some Board of Education members are concerned about a drop in spelling scores for the 6th and 12th grades.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3199
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 16, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 16, 1978
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3107AN
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Newspaper Index
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Results of state tests for students in the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 12th grades for Arcadia and 14 other area schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3197
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 25, 1976
Pages
p. A-4
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 25, 1976
Pages
p. A-4
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3105AN
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Newspaper Index
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A chart shows the API scores for West San Gabriel Valley schools for 2004 on page A4. 85 percent of schools in the West San Gabriel Valley maintained or increased their Academic Performance Index ranking compared to schools across the state.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29450
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API) - 2004
Schools - San Gabriel Valley
Rankings
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
Item ID
29635AN
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Newspaper Index
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The fuel crisis may cause difficulties in the busing of area students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper2631
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 24, 1974
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
School Children - Transportation
Item ID
2570AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Parent Participation Nursery School, or APPNS, is operated unlike most other nursery schools where parents drop off their youngsters.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper18586
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News The Star
Date
March 15, 2000
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News The Star
Date
March 15, 2000
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia Parent Participation Nursery School
Item ID
18830AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Unified School District has enrolled 9,637 students this year. Enrollment numbers broken down by level: Arcadia High School: 3417 Middle Schools: 2436 Elementary Schools: 3739 New Teachers: 38 Permits from other districts: 355 The article includes other numbers as well.

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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 2002
Pages
p. 14
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 26, 2002
Pages
p. 14
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
Enrollment
Statistics
Item ID
30771AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia schools receive grants for meeting or exceeding the target growth of 5 percent or increasing their Academic Performance Index (API) score by five points.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30508
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Grants
Schools
Item ID
30695AN
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Arcadia Unified School District students show impressive scores on the Standard Achievement Test (SAT 9) and on advanced placement tests. See chart of scores from 1994-2001.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30109
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Advanced Placement
Arcadia Unified School District
Standard Achievement Test - SAT 9
Test Scores
Item ID
30296AN
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Newspaper Index
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Wildfires ravaging areas from Ventura to San Diego are produced air polllution levels deemed unhealthy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26664
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2003
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 27, 2003
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Fires
Item ID
26866AN
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The First Avenue Junior High School sustained $1 million in damages Monday night, May 28, 1979. Arson is suspected as the cause of the fire.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3118
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 31, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 31, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Item ID
3035AN
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Holly Avenue Elementary is the first school in Arcadia to test a year-round program for students. The year-round school began in 1995. Parents are questioning if other schools should follow.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27696
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 7, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 7, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Schools - Holly Avenue Elementary
Item ID
27893AN
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Newspaper Index
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Student dropout numbers are mixed in the area schools. Arcadia had a higher percentage of graduating seniors than the county and state as a whole.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25432
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School Dropout rate
Item ID
25631AN
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Newspaper Index
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