COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS RANKED ABOVE AVERAGE : SIMI, MOORPARK EXCEL IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT.Byline: Michael Coit Daily News Staff Writer Led by the Oak Park and Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by districts, Ventura County high schools exceeded statewide averages in an annual report assessing school completion rates, test scores and college enrollment. The report, released today, is a major part of the California Department of Education's accountability effort, and measures the performance of each comprehensive high school for the 1994-95 school year. Charles Weis, the county superintendent of schools, said the performance report is valuable ``as a global indicator of education's health'' in the county. ``We've continued to remain above the statewide averages,'' Weis said. ``We're trying to serve a widely diverse education population in Ventura County. We want every kid to succeed.'' Oak Park High School led the way in the county in keeping students in school for four years and sending the greatest percentage of graduating seniors to the California State University Enrollment  and University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). systems and to state community college campuses. Oak Park also had the greatest percentage of students scoring above the national average on the SAT and ACT college entrance examinations. Principal Jeff Chancer Chancer was a British television serial produced by Central Television for ITV. It told the story of a likeable conman and rogue (played by Clive Owen) at the end of the yuppie eighties. credited the entire suburban community of Oak Park with ``pulling for the same goal to help kids be successful.'' Chancer said an important goal is keeping students in school so they have a chance to succeed and go on to college. ``The parents expect us to get their kids to attend college,'' Chancer said. Conejo Valley high schools combined to rank within 5 percentage points of Oak Park in the areas including students staying in school and students enrolling in the state colleges and universities. Conejo Valley high schools also ranked within 2 percentage points of Oak Park in the percentage of students scoring above national test score averages. The Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. and Moorpark unified school district A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. high schools had comparable ratings in the performance report. Both districts were above the countywide coun·ty·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole county: found at locations countywide; a countywide search. Adj. 1. average in students staying in school and the number of students enrolling in college. The Simi Valley high schools Simi Valley High School is a secondary school located in Simi Valley, California which was established in 1920 as the first high school in the valley. It nestles in the Santa Susana Mountains and is adjacent to the San Fernando Valley, part of the city and county of Ventura. performed above the county average in college entrance test scores, but Moorpark performed slightly below the county average on national test scores. Weis noted that the county's high schools continue to improve in keeping students in school and helping more students graduate and attend college. The rate of students completing four years of high school in the county was 88.1 percent compared with the statewide average of 81.1 percent. The county's college-bound rate was 50.6 percent compared with the statewide rate of 49.4 percent. CAPTION(S): Chart Chart: COLLEGE BOUND SOURCE: California Department of Educa tion |
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