More Excelling at CCUSD...

So I’d said I follow up and show that CCUSD is underperforming its local peers. Again to the Terra Nova 2007 Math score for some North Phoenix\Scottsdale elementary schools.

Terra Nova Grade 2 through 6 Average Percentile Rank

District School PR
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Benchmark School, Inc. Benchmark School 83.8
Paradise Valley Unified District Grayhawk Elementary School 82
Valley Academy, Inc. Valley Academy 81.6
Scottsdale Unified District Copper Ridge Elementary School 80.75
Paradise Valley Unified District Pinnacle Peak Elementary 78.2
CASY Country Day School CASY Country Day School #1 78
Paradise Valley Unified District Copper Canyon Elementary School 77.8
Cave Creek Unified District Lone Mountain Elementary School 76.75
Cave Creek Unified District Desert Willow Elementary School 74.75
Cave Creek Unified District Desert Sun Elementary School 73.25
Cave Creek Unified District Black Mountain Elementary School 72.25
Cave Creek Unified District Horseshoe Trails Elementary School 70.75

Source: ADE

Notice CCUSD is at the bottom of that list. Personally, I'd say that Everyday Math is to blame.

And check out this trend in Advanced Placement scores. Again, not very excelling, but I’d bet adding 5,000 Apple laptops (lease, purchase, who knows), hundreds of SMART boards, and the associated support staff is going make a huge improvement!

Cave Creek Unified School - Cactus Shadows - AP - Scores 3 or Above (%), All AP Exams, All Students

2005 44.8
2004 51.0
2003 59.4
2002 62.2

Source: SchoolDataDirect

The numbers speak for themselves. While the board and administrative staff work tirelessly to plan for an enrollment surge that is not coming, Rome is burning.