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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 teaching11513
Average years teaching in district11410
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
Kindergarten2020
Grade 12019
Grade 22019
Grade 32020
Grade 43523
Grade 53629
Grade 63629
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
White81%29%
Hispanic or Latino12%49%
Asian3%8%
Multiple or No Response2%3%
African American2%7%
Filipino1%3%
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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 program54%51%
English language learners53%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Armenian79%<1%
Spanish14%85%
Korean2%1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)1%1%
Arabic<1%<1%
Vietnamese<1%2%
Portuguese<1%<1%
Cebuano (Visayan)<1%<1%
Russian<1%<1%
Farsi (Persian)<1%<1%
All other non-English languages<1%<1%
Mandarin (Putonghua)<1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$7,913$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional68%61%
Student and staff support7%7%
Administration11%15%
Other expenditures14%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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