[quote=ocrenter]the correlation between socioeconomic standing of a community and the API of the schools within the community is almost a perfect match.
the rise of San Marcos High is the perfect example. Dramatic influx of upper middle income group from SEH and eastern Carlsbad reshaped the school.
the only exception to this rule is if a school is Asian dominated, it can achieve higher API even if it is lower on the socioeconomic scale.
such is the case of MMHS, from the census data, looks like there’s been some significant white flight of 5k in 92126 over the last 10 years, with all Asian replacements, result is higher API without the dramatic socioeconomic change seen with San Marcos.[/quote]
I agree with your 1st statement. However, I’m not 100% sure about your exception assertion. We all can agree with MMHS have been on an upward trajectory in API score. However, I’m not sure if we can attribute it to the Asian. In 2002, here’s MMHS’s demographic:
African American (not of Hispanic origin) 7
American Indian or Alaska Native 0
Asian 18
Filipino 35
Hispanic or Latino 10
Pacific Islander 1
White (not of Hispanic origin) 29
Here is MMHS’s demographic in 2012:
Black or African American 7
American Indian or Alaska Native 0
Asian 19
Filipino 27
Hispanic or Latino 21
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 17
The Asian demographic only increased by 1%. The Filipino demographic decreased by 8%. The White decreased by 12%, but the Hispanic INCREASED by 11%. So, if I read that right, the White demographic is actually being replaced by Hispanic instead of Asian. The big thing to noticed though is how well the Hispanic demographics in MMHS score in API compare to others. MMHS Hispanics score in the low 800s while TPHS are in the mid 700s and Del Norte HS is in the low 700s. In this past year, Hispanics in MMHS had a jump of 30 points.
So, although stereotypically speaking, higher API score is tied to socioeconomics. I’m sure there are many many exceptions to that stereotype. Another comparison that would challenge this stereo type is, why Point Loma HS and UCHS score below MMHS, yet, they’re both in much more expensive areas.
