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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 teaching11013
Average years teaching in district1910
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
Kindergarten2220
Grade 12119
Grade 22019
Grade 32020
Grade 42723
Grade 52629
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
White66%29%
Hispanic or Latino19%49%
Multiple or No Response9%3%
Asian3%8%
African American2%7%
Filipino<1%3%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%<1%
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 program18%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
Spanish84%85%
All other non-English languages4%<1%
Mandarin (Putonghua)3%<1%
Cantonese1%1%
Arabic1%<1%
Vietnamese1%2%
German1%<1%
Russian1%<1%
Japanese1%<1%
Dutch1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$8,346$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional61%61%
Student and staff support11%7%
Administration12%15%
Other expenditures16%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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