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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 8, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Grants
Schools
Item ID
30695AN
Collection
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
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Schools
Test Scores
Item ID
30840AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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All but one regular Arcadia school ranks in the top percentile of schools across California in the API ratings. A comparison to Monrovia and Pasadena schools is included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31108
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2003
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 27, 2003
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Arcadia Schools
Test Scores
Item ID
31302AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia gets top marks in county API scores. Arcadia Unified School District has three of the top four highest scoring middle schools on the Academic Performance Index. Foothills Middle School ranked first, tied with Huntington Middle School in San Marino. First Avenue Middle School and Dana Middle School also ranked in the top four in Los Angeles County.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33611
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 12, 2013
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District--Schools--Middle Schools
Shawn, Joel
Test Scores
Item ID
33806AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District test scores among highest in Southern California, according to new statewide test results released by California Department of Education. Arcadia scored 40% higher than the state average for math and 26% higher in English language arts/literacy.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34657
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2016
Pages
p. 17
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 1, 2016
Pages
p. 17
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
Test Scores
Item ID
34849AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 4, 2001
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School student Kevin Chou (photo), a junior, earns the top score of 36 on the ACT College Admission and Placement Exam.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper33779
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2014
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 20, 2014
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia High School students
Chou, Kevin
Test Scores
Item ID
33974AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia had a job growth of 3 percent from 1991 to 1999, according to a report from the San Gabriel Council of Governments. Arcadia job growth netted out at 652.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29044
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 22, 2001
Pages
p. 8
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 22, 2001
Pages
p. 8
Subjects
Job Growth
San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
Item ID
29231AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Residents of Santa Anita Village will get a chance to register their opinions on limiting the size of new houses in their area. Homeowners are asking for a 35 percent floor area ratio rule to be in place.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30027
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 12, 2001
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 12, 2001
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Houses
Mansions
Mansionization
Design review process
Architecture
Item ID
30214AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Board of Education approved a Local Agency Education plan to bring the district into compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind program, which requires that students meet state proficiency standards by 2013-2014. For California, the standard is 100% graduation with all requirements for University of California admission met.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31513
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 5, 2003
Pages
p. 20
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 5, 2003
Pages
p. 20
Subjects
Arcadia Board of Education
Federal education programs
Item ID
31709AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School students are doing well on the high school exit examinations. 89% of 10th graders taking the math exam passed and 88% passed the English exam. Comparison of test scores with Monrovia, Pasadena, and Los Angeles County.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30587
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 3, 2002
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
Arcadia High School
Examinations
Test Scores
Item ID
30775AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia Catholic school teacher Elohim D'Leon released from jail. He was arrested last Thursday on suspicion of 10 counts of lewd acts on a child younger than 14 years old committed in 2003-2004 while he was a music teacher at Epiphany Catholic School in South El Monte. He worked at Holy Angels School in Arcadia 2004-2013. The investigation is continuing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34116
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 5, 2015
Pages
p. 1, 15
Subjects
Child molestation
Crime and Criminals
D'Leon, Elohim
Teachers
Item ID
34310AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District achievement test scores in basic reading, writing and math skills are strong and well above the national average.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25795
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 1997
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 1997
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Test Scores
Item ID
25995AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District ranked among the top performers in LA County by the Academic Performance Index ratings. AUSD received an overall rating of 826 out of a possible 900 points.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27710
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 12, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 12, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
27907AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia High School student Daniel Fox wins the Four Way Test Speech Contest.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29051
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2001
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 8, 2001
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arcadia Rotary Club
Four Way Test Speech Contest
Fox, Daniel
Item ID
29237AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Results of the new state test called the CAT-6 (California Achievement Test), which replaces the old SAT-9 test, show that around 70% of the students at each grade level in the Arcadia schools are in the national norm of 50th percentile in reading, and half or more of these students tested at or above the 75th percentile. Each grade level has a breakdown, and comparison with Monrovia students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31848
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 16
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
August 28, 2003
Pages
p. 16
Subjects
Arcadia Schools
California state tests
Students
Test Scores
Item ID
32045AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education candidates discuss issues and answer questions posed by The Arcadia Weekly. Two articles are on this page.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31217
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 2003
Pages
p. 18
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 3, 2003
Pages
p. 18
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District - Board of Education - Elections - 2003
Candidates
Gibson, Maryann
Haste, Daniel J.
McClain, John R.
Peritore, Fred
Romo, James C.
Sonnenberg, Roger
Item ID
31412AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Jennifer Consalvi and Julie Gu, both of Arcadia High School, went to Washington DC to participate in the Presidential Classroom Scholar's Program. They met with Congressman David Dreier and Ralph Nader.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30204
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2002
Pages
p. 6
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 28, 2002
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arcadia High School - Students
Awards - honors - recognitions
Consalvi, Jennifer
Gu, Julie
Presidential Classroom Scholar's Program
Item ID
30391AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia City Manager Bill Kelly and Mayor Gary Kovacic met with school board members to discuss possible city-school district projects. School Board members questioned how much a new auditorium would be used and were cool to a joint plan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26709
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 11, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 11, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Schools
School Board
Item ID
26911AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia Weekly columnists: Mimi Hennessy, superintendent of Arcadia Schools, p. 4; Albert Ramirez, p. 12; Brian Lottman, "Seniors Page," p. 18; Ethel Mitty, "Seniors Page," p. 19; Mathy Mezey, "Seniors Page" p. 19.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31788
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 2003
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 30, 2003
Subjects
Hennessy, Mimi
Lottman, Brian
Mezey, Mathy
Mitty, Ethel
Ramirez, Albert
Item ID
31985AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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