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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 teaching11213
Average years teaching in district1910
First-year teachers213%6%
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Kindergarten1920
Grade 11919
Grade 21919
Grade 31920
Grade 42823
Grade 52429
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Hispanic or Latino45%49%
White42%29%
African American7%7%
Asian4%8%
Pacific Islander1%<1%
Multiple or No Response<1%3%
Filipino<1%3%
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 program50%51%
English language learners44%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish87%85%
Farsi (Persian)3%<1%
French2%<1%
Cantonese2%1%
Portuguese2%<1%
Serbo-Croatian (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian)1%<1%
Polish1%<1%
Vietnamese<1%2%
Khmer (Cambodian)<1%<1%
All other non-English languages<1%<1%
Turkish<1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$7,283$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional61%61%
Student and staff support8%7%
Administration14%15%
Other expenditures16%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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