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Perris Union High School District
Articulation agreements with feeder middle schools address all math sequences offered by the district’s high school. For example, middle schools that offer algebra use the high school benchmark and final exams. All student data are entered into a common electronic data and management system (EDAMS) so that incoming freshmen grades are consistent with high school grades. This practice helps in making more accurate placement in freshman math. The district uses the same system for English/language arts. The high school staff also gives eighth-grade students a spelling and reading test that, along with CST results, helps place them in the appropriate ninth-grade English program.

Rancho Cucamonga Middle School, Cucamonga Elementary School District, a 2006 On the Right Track School
Working closely with nearby Chaffee High school on course articulation and standards-based curriculum helps Rancho Cucamonga Middle School teachers prepare students for high school rigor. For example, Rancho Cucamonga Middle School uses an algebra readiness test developed by the CSU and UC systems called the Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project, to check the math readiness of incoming students.

Perris Union DataQuest District Profile
Perris Union High School District (Outside Source)

Rancho Cucamonga DataQuest School Profile
Rancho Cucamonga Middle School (Outside Source)
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Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project (Outside Source)