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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 waiver7%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 teaching11313
Average years teaching in district11010
First-year teachers211%6%
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Kindergarten2020
Grade 12019
Grade 21819
Grade 32020
Grade 43123
Grade 53229
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Filipino30%3%
Hispanic or Latino19%49%
Multiple or No Response18%3%
White16%29%
African American8%7%
Asian7%8%
Pacific Islander3%<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 program44%51%
English language learners22%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)42%1%
Spanish26%85%
Portuguese12%<1%
Tongan5%<1%
Mandarin (Putonghua)2%<1%
Cantonese2%1%
Vietnamese2%2%
Urdu2%<1%
Cebuano (Visayan)<1%<1%
Arabic<1%<1%
Russian<1%<1%
Kurdish (Kurdi, Kurmanji)<1%<1%
All other non-English languages<1%<1%
Korean<1%1%
Ilocano<1%<1%
Hindi<1%<1%
Thai<1%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$7,331$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional58%61%
Student and staff support10%7%
Administration13%15%
Other expenditures20%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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