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  Teachers

Teacher Credentials
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Full credential93%95%
Emergency credential or waiver4%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 teaching12213
Average years teaching in district12010
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 11819
Grade 22119
Grade 32020
Grade 43023
Grade 53329
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
White51%29%
Hispanic or Latino30%49%
African American8%7%
Asian7%8%
American Indian or Alaska Native2%<1%
Filipino1%3%
Pacific Islander<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 program49%51%
English language learners18%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish63%85%
Russian8%<1%
All other non-English languages6%<1%
Vietnamese5%2%
Farsi (Persian)4%<1%
Cantonese2%1%
Somali2%<1%
Arabic2%<1%
Mandarin (Putonghua)2%<1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)1%1%
Urdu1%<1%
Italian1%<1%
Japanese1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$9,321$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional58%61%
Student and staff support12%7%
Administration12%15%
Other expenditures18%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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