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  Teachers

Teacher Credentials
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This SchoolState Average
Full credential98%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 teaching11313
Average years teaching in district11110
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
Grade 63129
Grade 73229
Grade 83029
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Hispanic or Latino35%49%
White32%29%
African American15%7%
Multiple or No Response12%3%
Filipino2%3%
Pacific Islander2%<1%
Asian1%8%
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 program49%51%
English language learners14%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Spanish89%85%
Chaldean2%<1%
Russian2%<1%
Khmer (Cambodian)1%<1%
Kurdish (Kurdi, Kurmanji)1%<1%
All other non-English languages1%<1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)<1%1%
Portuguese<1%<1%
Arabic<1%<1%
Vietnamese<1%2%
Taiwanese<1%<1%
Hindi<1%<1%
Farsi (Persian)<1%<1%
Samoan<1%<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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