Internal Results: Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria, California
Word Bank, The Power of Words pre- and post-tests are administered each quarter, or term. The following table reflects scores averaged over Terms 1-3 in each academic year.

Academic Year # Students Pre-Test Post-Test %Gain/Loss
1998-99 2,343 44% 63% +43
1999-00 2,318 48% 67% +40
2000-01 2,479 45% 64% +42
2001-02 2,523 44% 60% +36

External Results: Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria, California
We couldn’t help but notice that, although we did not make huge gains, the Vocabulary subtest over the last several years is the ONLY subgroup that increased scores each year. Point: if we all focus and pull together in the same direction, we can make a difference.

STAR 9 Results for Class of 2002

Subsets*
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
Total Reading (84)
35.8
32.6
37.0
Vocabulary (30)
35.3
37.4
42.7
Reading Comprehension (54)
38.3
32.9
35.1
Total Math (48)
45.6
42.9
44.9
Language Mechanics (16)
46.5
39.0
45.3
Language Expression (32)
47.2
38.6
42.9
Science (40)
42.7
41.9
40.6
Social Science (40)
41.9
37.2
49.1

*Percentile Ranking (Normal Curve Equivalent)