Dear Oleander Students and Family Members,

Congratulations on the fine performance on the latest California Standards Test! On the Academic Performance Index (API) our score rose 11 points to 818! This is the second highest API score in the district! Since 1998, the first year the state of California stared calculating the API score, we have grown 415 points! In 1998 our school had an API score of 403, which was the lowest in the district. We have come very far as a school and as a community.

Overall, 54.7% of our students scored Proficient or Advanced on the English Language Arts portion of the California Standards Test. In Math, 68.2% were Proficient or Advanced. Our school met all 17 Adequate Yearly Progress goals that were set by the Federal Government.

I am proud of each and every student for their performance. I also want to thank all of the Oleander staff for their hard work in setting our students up for success. The Oleander Elementary community is made up of hard working, intelligent students that can and do learn every day and are instructed by a talented staff. Every person that works on the Oleander campus is dedicated to helping each student reach their full potential.

This year our goal is to have 68% of all of our students Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts and 70% Proficient or Advanced in Mathematics. We also will have an API score of at least 850 by this time next year. It will take hard work from everyone, but I know this will happen.

Craig Baker
Principal