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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 teaching1513
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 size2025
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
White62%29%
Asian14%8%
Hispanic or Latino11%49%
Multiple or No Response9%3%
African American2%7%
Filipino1%3%
Pacific Islander<1%<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native<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 program11%51%
English language learners16%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
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Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish39%85%
All other non-English languages20%<1%
Russian10%<1%
Serbo-Croatian (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian)8%<1%
Cantonese3%1%
Arabic3%<1%
Hindi3%<1%
Farsi (Persian)3%<1%
Korean3%1%
Mandarin (Putonghua)3%<1%
Rumanian2%<1%
Gujarati2%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$7,281$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional66%61%
Student and staff support9%7%
Administration12%15%
Other expenditures13%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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