SCHOOL PERFORMANCE 10/12/12 8:00a DMF

PERFORMANCE AT MONTEREY COUNTY SCHOOLS AS WELL AS CALIFORNIA IN GENERAL, HAS TAKEN A DOWNTURN FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW. MEASURED BY STATE AND FEDERAL STANDARDS, FIFTY-FOUR PERCENT OF ALL SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY MET THE STATE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX TARGET IN 2011, NOW ONLY ONE IN FOUR MET THE STANDARDS DISPLAYING AN ALMOST 10 PERCENT DECLINE. PACIFIC GROVE’S FOREST GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ONE OF THE TOP-PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY FAILED TO MEET STATE REGULATED TARGETS THAT MEASURE ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND HAS BEEN PLACED IN PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT.