Parents can see how their students' schools measure up academically to other schools with similar demographics by examining a second round of Academic Performance Index numbers released by California this week.

The new data include two sets of rankings that show how each school compares to others statewide and to those with similar demographics. The prior index, released in October 2000, listed the growth each school must make on this spring's testing to qualify for awards or avoid edging closer to sanctions.

In October, the state released partial API data for 2000, which assigned each school a score between 200 to 1,000. That score also was based on students' performances on the Stanford 9 achievement test.

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