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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 district11210
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
Kindergarten2020
Grade 12019
Grade 22019
Grade 32020
Grade 43023
Grade 53029
Grade 63129
Grade 72929
Grade 82929
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Hispanic or Latino49%49%
White38%29%
African American4%7%
Asian4%8%
Multiple or No Response3%3%
Filipino<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 program53%51%
English language learners18%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish90%85%
Hmong4%1%
All other non-English languages3%<1%
Punjabi2%<1%
Cebuano (Visayan)1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$7,716$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional66%61%
Student and staff support8%7%
Administration10%15%
Other expenditures16%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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