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  Teachers

Teacher Credentials
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Full credential94%95%
Emergency credential or waiver9%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 teaching11513
Average years teaching in district11310
First-year teachers26%6%
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Grade 62929
Grade 73429
Grade 83029
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Asian71%8%
Hispanic or Latino13%49%
White12%29%
Filipino3%3%
African American1%7%
Multiple or No Response<1%3%
Pacific Islander<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 program16%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
Mandarin (Putonghua)60%<1%
Cantonese11%1%
Korean10%1%
Spanish6%85%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)2%1%
Japanese2%<1%
All other non-English languages2%<1%
Indonesian1%<1%
Arabic1%<1%
Vietnamese1%2%
Thai1%<1%
Hindi1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$6,991$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional66%61%
Student and staff support6%7%
Administration13%15%
Other expenditures15%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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