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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 teaching11313
Average years teaching in district11310
First-year teachers20%6%
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Kindergarten3220
Grade 12019
Grade 21919
Grade 32020
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Hispanic or Latino84%49%
White7%29%
Multiple or No Response3%3%
Asian2%8%
African American2%7%
Filipino<1%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 program57%51%
English language learners38%25%
The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >
Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish95%85%
Korean2%1%
Samoan<1%<1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)<1%1%
Cantonese<1%1%
Albanian<1%<1%
Arabic<1%<1%
Khmer (Cambodian)<1%<1%
French<1%<1%
Gujarati<1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$7,264$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional66%61%
Student and staff support7%7%
Administration12%15%
Other expenditures16%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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