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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 waiver0%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 teaching11013
Average years teaching in district1810
First-year teachers25%6%
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Kindergarten2920
Grade 13019
Grade 22619
Grade 32720
Grade 42923
Grade 53029
Grade 62929
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
White46%29%
Hispanic or Latino29%49%
African American14%7%
Asian5%8%
Filipino3%3%
Multiple or No Response2%3%
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 program22%51%
English language learners10%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish75%85%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)6%1%
All other non-English languages4%<1%
Armenian4%<1%
Punjabi3%<1%
Korean3%1%
Vietnamese2%2%
Rumanian2%<1%
Cantonese<1%1%
Arabic<1%<1%
Khmer (Cambodian)<1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$5,845$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional67%61%
Student and staff support5%7%
Administration13%15%
Other expenditures15%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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