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Among West Valley districts, the Arcadia Unified School District had the highest percentage of English-proficient students. 64% of the district's English learners scored at the "proficient" level on the English Language Development Test. That compares to 36 percent of English learners statewide who scored proficient on the test.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30983
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
English as a Second Language (ESL)
English Language Development Test
Item ID
31178AN
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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Area school districts did better than average on the 2004 California English Language Development Test of English learning students. Sixty-six percent of students tested in Arcadia Unified School District scored in the advanced categories.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29398
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
English language tests
Arcadia Unified School District
Proficiency, skills and fluency
San Gabriel Valley schools
California English Language Development Test
Item ID
29582AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The California State Department of Education has released test scores and rankings. Every spring the state gives each public school two rankings from 1 to 10. A "statewide" rank compares each school in the state and the "similar schools" rank compares schools with similar demographics and populations. Oak Avenue Intermediate in Temple City Unified School District and Huntington Middle School and San Marino High School in San Marino Unified all got 10s in both categories. All schools in the Arcadia Unified School District earned a rank of 10 in the "statewide" category, but ranks varied in the "similar schools" category.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31482
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A16
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A16
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Arcadia Schools
Test Scores
Item ID
31676AN
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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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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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2003
Pages
"p. A1, A5"
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
26363AN
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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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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2004
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
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
Collection
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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
26368AN
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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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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2003
Pages
"p. A1, A6"
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2003
Pages
"p. A1, A6"
Subjects
Schools
Item ID
26439AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Fewer than half of the high school students statewide scheduled to graduate in 2004 have passed both the English language arts and mathematics portions of the California High School Exit Exam. Arcadia High School sophomores who took the test last year had the strongest showing in the local area with 89% of the 738 students tested passing math and 88% passing English.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24596
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
California High School Exit Exam
Item ID
24787AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Fitness scores are listed for Arcadia school children and other area schools. Unhealthy diets cause concern.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25132
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 16, 2003
Pages
p. A1, A14
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 16, 2003
Pages
p. A1, A14
Subjects
Schools
Fitness
Item ID
25327AN
Collection
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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Newspaper
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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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81 percent of area schools met their growth targets on the California state Academic Performance Index (API). However, 35 percent of West San Gabriel Valley schools failed to meet the federal accountability targets determined by Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. See chart on page A6 for Arcadia Unified School District progress.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29668
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools
Test Scores
Academic Performance Index (API) - 2005
Adequate Yearly Progress Report (AYP) - 2005
West San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
29853AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Debra Amos, Food Services Director for the Arcadia Unified School District for the last 20 years, recently earned the Silver Special Achievement Award from the National Food Service Achievement Management Excellence program. She discusses her job and how tastes have changed over the years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31369
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 2, 2009
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 2, 2009
Pages
p. A3 w/photo
Subjects
Amos, Debra
Arcadia Unified School District (AUSD)
Item ID
31564AN
Collection
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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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School Dropout rate
Item ID
25631AN
Collection
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
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2004
Pages
p. 1 & 2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 10, 2004
Pages
p. 1 & 2
Subjects
Schools-Test Scores
Item ID
28035AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Former Arcadia High School teacher Phillip Morgan Sutliff pleaded guilty to multiple sex crimes against a former student, accepting a plea bargain of 12 years and eight months in state prison.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30646
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 4, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 4, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Arcadia High School - teachers
Crime and Criminals
Sex crimes
Sutliff, Phillip Morgan
Item ID
30835AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Monrovia High School students write a book about the school district's history called "The Schools in Our Town", edited by Louise Orbrink.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29263
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 2004
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 16, 2004
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Monrovia School District
The Schools in Our Town
Monrovia
History
Osbrink, Louise
Item ID
29448AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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