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  Teachers

Teacher Credentials
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Full credential96%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 teaching11813
Average years teaching in district11710
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
Kindergarten2920
Grade 12019
Grade 22019
Grade 31820
Grade 43323
Grade 53229
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
White40%29%
Hispanic or Latino30%49%
Multiple or No Response17%3%
African American9%7%
Filipino1%3%
Pacific Islander1%<1%
Asian<1%8%
Unspecified1%n/a
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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 program45%51%
English language learners15%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish79%85%
Chaldean7%<1%
Arabic7%<1%
Russian3%<1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)2%1%
Lao2%<1%
Khmer (Cambodian)2%<1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$7,486$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional62%61%
Student and staff support11%7%
Administration10%15%
Other expenditures17%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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