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Idyllwild Elementary School students produced the highest Annual Performance Index 2013 growth scores of the 14 elementary schools in the Hemet Unified School District. Idyllwild School had an API of 908. The API is an index that captures the results of language and math achievement tests for the individual grades into one value for the whole school or district. Thursday morning school students gathered to create a large “908” to celebrate their achievement. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

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