Our expectation is that all students at EPACS will be prepared to attend college as a result of our rigorous curriculum and high expectations. EPACS is a standards-based school — which means that we teach all California State Standards at each grade level. Our commitment and hard work have paid off.

• Our 2008-09 API (Academic Performance Index) was a tremendous 842!
• In 2006, EPACS broke 800 on the API and has remained above the statewide target for all schools since then.
• EPACS' API has grown by over 300 points since 2000, a stunning achievement among California's schools.
• EPACS has had a 10-out-of-10 similar schools ranking every year since 2002.
• Parent satisfaction is high: 97% of parents rate EPACS an "A" or "B" compared to the national average of 70%
• EPACS' wait list is 92% of capacity
• EPACS is the highest performing school in the Ravenswood District

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The Academic Performance Index (API) is the cornerstone of California's Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999. The purpose of the API is to measure the academic performance and growth of schools. The statewide API performance target for all schools is 800, on a scale ranging from 200-1,000.

EPACS is succeeding not only relative to similar schools in the community, but our results compare well to the state-wide average. These achievements are all the more remarkable when one considers that we've achieved these results with less than half the funding of nearby districts like Palo Alto and Woodside.

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