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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: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Average years teaching1713
Average years teaching in district1610
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Class size2725
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Hispanic or Latino35%49%
White28%29%
Multiple or No Response14%3%
Asian10%8%
Filipino9%3%
African American2%7%
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, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program28%51%
English language learners26%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
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Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish58%85%
Korean13%1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)10%1%
Urdu6%<1%
Cantonese3%1%
Vietnamese2%2%
Cebuano (Visayan)1%<1%
Arabic1%<1%
Hindi1%<1%
Lao1%<1%
All other non-English languages1%<1%
Mandarin (Putonghua)1%<1%
Gujarati1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$7,440$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional58%61%
Student and staff support12%7%
Administration11%15%
Other expenditures20%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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