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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 teaching11913
Average years teaching in district11610
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 22019
Grade 31920
Grade 43323
Grade 53129
Grade 63229
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Hispanic or Latino31%49%
African American30%7%
Multiple or No Response13%3%
Asian13%8%
White9%29%
Filipino3%3%
Pacific Islander1%<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 program62%51%
English language learners29%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish60%85%
All other non-English languages8%<1%
Portuguese6%<1%
Cantonese4%1%
Urdu4%<1%
Arabic4%<1%
Vietnamese4%2%
Farsi (Persian)4%<1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)2%1%
Punjabi1%<1%
Tigrinya1%<1%
Japanese1%<1%
Korean1%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$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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