Elementary Schools
Best elementaries take different routes to success
February 04, 2010 Filed in:
School Rankings
Fermin
Leal and Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register
The Orange County Register
2010 Best Public Schools Report: Elementary Excellence – news,
profiles and a comprehensive database of 388 schools. Orange
County's best elementary schools include campuses receiving federal
subsidies for high student poverty levels and campuses with
parent-run foundations that raise hundreds of thousands of dollars
annually. They are sprawling, rural schools where cows can be seen
grazing in the hillsides and sparkling, state-of-the-art campuses
squeezed on all sides by million-dollar homes and parks and
libraries. One thing they all share, though, is a stunning ability
to innovate, to keep pace with the latest in teaching strategies
and to cultivate dynamic, multi-sensory learning
environments...
Best schools ranking methods: How we did it
February 04, 2010 Filed in:
School Rankings
Fermin Leal, The Orange County Register
The Orange County
Register's rankings are designed to show which elementary schools
in Orange County provide the richest academic experience and
strongest environment for learning – from schools with the best
test scores to those with cultural diversity and small class sizes.
The results generated a ranking system of more than a dozen
measurements for 388 public elementary schools...
O.C.'s best elementary schools
March 21, 2010 Filed in: School Rankings
Fermin Leal and Scott Martindale, The Orange County
Register Orange
County’s best public elementary schools challenge students with a
rigorous curriculum, promote parental involvement and encourage
good behavior. For the second straight year, we review test scores,
federal ratings, student data, misconduct figures and other
measures to rank the county’s 388 elementary schools – the first of
three installments in the Register's 2010 Best Public Schools
report...