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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 teaching11713
Average years teaching in district11510
First-year teachers20%6%
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Kindergarten1920
Grade 12019
Grade 21719
Grade 32020
Grade 4n/a23
Grade 5n/a29
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 Latino28%49%
Asian25%8%
African American22%7%
White14%29%
Multiple or No Response4%3%
Filipino4%3%
Pacific Islander2%<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%<1%
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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 program51%51%
English language learners32%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish47%85%
Urdu10%<1%
Arabic6%<1%
All other non-English languages4%<1%
Cantonese4%1%
Portuguese4%<1%
Japanese4%<1%
Tongan3%<1%
Mandarin (Putonghua)3%<1%
Vietnamese3%2%
Punjabi3%<1%
Korean2%1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)1%1%
Khmer (Cambodian)1%<1%
Russian1%<1%
Burmese1%<1%
Lao1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$8,486$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional60%61%
Student and staff support13%7%
Administration11%15%
Other expenditures16%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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