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  Teachers

Teacher Credentials
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Full credential100%95%
Emergency credential or waiver11%4%
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Teacher Experience
Information about this data
Source: 1CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
2CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Average years teaching11313
Average years teaching in district11110
First-year teachers24%6%
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Kindergarten2720
Grade 12019
Grade 22019
Grade 32020
Grade 43023
Grade 53429
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
White68%29%
Hispanic or Latino11%49%
Asian10%8%
Multiple or No Response9%3%
Filipino1%3%
African American<1%7%
Pacific Islander<1%<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%<1%
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Student Subgroups
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program10%51%
English language learners9%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish54%85%
Farsi (Persian)23%<1%
Vietnamese5%2%
All other non-English languages5%<1%
Japanese4%<1%
Arabic2%<1%
German2%<1%
Punjabi2%<1%
French2%<1%
Mandarin (Putonghua)2%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$7,151$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional65%61%
Student and staff support8%7%
Administration11%15%
Other expenditures15%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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