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Area Advanced Placement test scores show improvement.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3224
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 17, 1991
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p. B-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 17, 1991
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p. B-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3132AN
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Arcadia student test scores are above state and national norms.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26383
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 1998
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 2, 1998
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p. 1
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Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
26583AN
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Test scores of Arcadia Unified School District's seniors rose this year. The reading score was 294 (up 19 points) while math score was 333 (up 20 points). Since 1987-88, students moved from the 77th to the 85th percentile in reading and from the 89th to the 96th percentile in math statewide.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3220
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 25, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 25, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3128AN
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SAT scores released Wednesday revealed Arcadia High School students scored above both State and National averages.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper313
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 27, 1992
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p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
August 27, 1992
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p. 1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
313AN
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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
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 9, 1997
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p. 1
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Arcadia Unified School District
Test Scores
Item ID
25995AN
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The Arcadia Unified School District's scores on the California Assessment Program went up in math for all grades this year, but down in reading in the 3rd and 6th grades, while 8th grade students showed an increase in reading. Other figures are also given in the article, as well as a chart of scores for each AUSD school on page A-2.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3222
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
3130AN
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The new CAS (2) program, an acronym for Curriculum Alignment System and Comprehensive Assessment System, will replace the California Assessment Program (CAP), the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS), and the District Minimum Proficiency Tests. CAS (2) testing will begin in November for high school seniors, with all other grades to take the test in the spring. Advantages of the new test are given in the article.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3221
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 21, 1990
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 21, 1990
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
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3129AN
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The results are back from the first testing of Arcadia's students on the Terra Nova Test.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper11271
Newspaper
Sierra Madre News
Date
November 20, 1997
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p. 9
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Sierra Madre News
Date
November 20, 1997
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
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11455AN
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Arcadia Unified School District seniors ranked third in the state for the number of advanced placement (AP) exams passed per 100 students during 1991-92.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper143
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
October 23, 1992
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p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
October 23, 1992
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p. 1
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Schools - Test Scores
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143AN
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The recently released statewide Advanced Placement figures show that in Arcadia, the number of exams passed per 100 seniors has grown from 24.2 students in 1984 to 80.9 students in 1990.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3223
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 5, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 5, 1991
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
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3131AN
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Arcadia High School has placed first in the statewide Bicentennial Competition, a test of student's knowledge of the U.S. Constitution.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3080
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 20, 1991
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p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Item ID
3002AN
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Distinguished schools for 1996 locally are Arcadia's First Avenue, Foothills and Dana Middle schools and Arcadia High School.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5854
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 1996
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p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 3, 1996
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
Schools - First Avenue Junior High School
Schools - Foothills Junior High School
Schools - Dana Junior High School
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5697AN
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Private schools pay annual rent for classrooms at two area public schools. There is a controversy over the use or misuse of classrooms by these students.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper5640
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 1995
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 21, 1995
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p. A3
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Schools
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5491AN
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All freshmen entering Arcadia High School are required to swim 50 yards and tread water for three minutes. Senior Justin Briggs was in danger of not graduating because he had not passed the swimming competency test. A doctor's excuse enabled him to graduate.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1998
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1998
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p. A3
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Schools - Arcadia High School
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The boundaries for the 6 elementary and 3 middle schools are going to be changed so that enrollments at each of the schools are more balanced. About 300 of the district's 6000 students will be affected by the changes.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 1993
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p. A-3 Illustrations
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 14, 1993
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Schools
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983AN
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A class size reduction program is implemented in Arcadia elementary schools.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 1996
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p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 19, 1996
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p. 1
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Schools
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25951AN
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About 300 students in kindergarten through 5th grade will attend new schools in September because the school board unanimously approved changes in school attendance boundaries.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1993
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p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 16, 1993
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p. A-3
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
981AN
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Dana Middle School was announced as one of California's 1997-98 Blue Ribbon Schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper15314
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 1998
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 4, 1998
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Schools - Richard Henry Dana Jr. Middle School
Item ID
15873AN
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Arcadia High school leads West San Gabriel Valley schools with the most finalists in the 1992 National Merit Scholarship competition.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1992
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1992
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
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35AN
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Burton Wallace Smith graduated Wednesday from Huntington High School with kudos from the President of the United States. The program at Huntington High School allowed Smith to complete classwork and take tests at his own pace.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3107
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1991
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 16, 1991
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Schools - Huntington High School
Item ID
3028AN
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