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  Teachers

Teacher Credentials
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Full credential92%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 teaching1313
Average years teaching in district1010
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Class size2225
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
White53%29%
Hispanic or Latino29%49%
Multiple or No Response11%3%
Asian3%8%
African American1%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, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Students participating in free or reduced-price lunch program25%51%
English language learners11%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
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Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish82%85%
Vietnamese9%2%
All other non-English languages3%<1%
Indonesian<1%<1%
Russian<1%<1%
Punjabi<1%<1%
French<1%<1%
Korean<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$7,627$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional63%61%
Student and staff support10%7%
Administration11%15%
Other expenditures16%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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