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  Teachers

Teacher Credentials
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Full credential100%95%
Emergency credential7%5%
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Teacher Experience
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Average years teaching813
Average years teaching in district710
First-year teachers3%6%
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Kindergarten1820
Grade 12019
Grade 21919
Grade 32020
Grade 43023
Grade 53229
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Hispanic or Latino91%48%
Pacific Islander4%<1%
Filipino2%3%
Asian2%8%
White, not Hispanic<1%29%
African American, not Hispanic<1%8%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%<1%
Multiple or No Response<1%3%
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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 program100%51%
English language learners76%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish96%85%
Vietnamese2%2%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)1%1%
Khmer (Cambodian)<1%<1%
Tongan<1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$7,858$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional62%61%
Student and staff support10%7%
Administration13%15%
Other expenditures15%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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