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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 teaching11113
Average years teaching in district1910
First-year teachers29%6%
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Kindergarten2220
Grade 11919
Grade 21819
Grade 32520
Grade 42823
Grade 52929
Grade 62829
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Hispanic or Latino95%49%
Filipino4%3%
White1%29%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%<1%
Pacific Islander<1%<1%
African American<1%7%
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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 program93%51%
English language learners73%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%
Mixteco9%<1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)<1%1%
Ilocano<1%<1%
All other non-English languages<1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$8,470$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional57%61%
Student and staff support9%7%
Administration12%15%
Other expenditures21%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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