About two-thirds of California public schools showed increases in their students' Academic Performance Index (API) last year, said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin, as she released the 1999-2000 API on Wednesday. Of those schools, the Los Angeles Unified School district reports that 75 percent of LAUSD elementary schools and 64 percent of all district schools met the qualifying standards.

A total of 352 LAUSD schools qualified for the awards. Statewide, 67 percent of all schools met their growth target. Schools that meet their API growth target are eligible for three different cash awards from the State of California. The state has allocated $677 million for the three awards programs.

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