Orange Countywide

In California, 4.6 million public school students in grades two through 11 took the Stanford 9 standardized tests this spring--for the fifth year in a row. All of them were tested in reading, math and language skills such as grammar and punctuation. Students through eighth grade also took a spelling test, and students in higher grades took exams in science and history/social science.

Orange County Report Card In California, about 4.5 million public school students in grades 2 through 11 took tests last spring tied to the state's academic standards in English/language arts, math, science and history/social science. For the first time, students also took the California Achievement Test/Sixth Edition, known as the CAT/6. That compared students against a national sample in reading, language skills, math, spelling and science.

After three years of operating independently, the Imagination Celebration of Orange County is carving out a unique identity. Already the largest and longest-running children's festival in the Western United States--it spans 16 days at 48 venues and attracts nearly half a million visitors--the festival this year coincides with Cinco de Mayo, the Mexican holiday. What better for an event whose theme is "Art Across Cultures"?

Grade 3 (cont'd.) La Habra City Elementary *--* Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 01 Chg. 01 Chg. Abv. Blw. Districtwide40 10 60 13 23 47 Las Positas 45 21 63 23 27 43 Sierra Vista 48 11 68 18 31 38 Walnut 25 -5 48 -3 11 61 *--* Laguna Beach Unified *--* Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 01 Chg. 01 Chg. Abv. Blw. Districtwide83 5 90 7 60 10 El Morro 80 8 88 9 54 14 Top of the World 85 2 91 4 64 8 *--* Los Alamitos Unified *--* Read Read Math Math Std. Std. Name 01 Chg. 01 Chg. Abv. Blw.