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  Teachers

Teacher Credentials
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Full credential100%95%
Emergency credential0%5%
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Teacher Experience
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Average years teaching1313
Average years teaching in district1110
First-year teachers0%6%
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Average Class Size
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
 This SchoolState Average
Kindergarten1820
Grade 12019
Grade 21719
Grade 31920
Grade 42923
Grade 53129
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  Students
 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
EthnicityThis SchoolState Average
Asian54%8%
White, not Hispanic22%29%
Multiple or No Response9%3%
Hispanic or Latino8%48%
African American, not Hispanic6%8%
Filipino<1%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 program62%51%
English language learners37%25%
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Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: CA Dept. of Education, 2006-2007
LanguageThis SchoolState Average
Cantonese60%1%
Spanish12%85%
All other non-English languages11%<1%
Arabic3%<1%
Russian3%<1%
Mandarin (Putonghua)3%<1%
Vietnamese2%2%
Toishanese1%<1%
Hindi1%<1%
Khmer (Cambodian)<1%<1%
Chamorro (Guamanian)<1%<1%
Tigrinya<1%<1%
French<1%<1%
Korean<1%1%
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  Spending Per Pupil
 
Spending Per Pupil
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 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$8,357$10,805
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional54%61%
Student and staff support17%7%
Administration13%15%
Other expenditures17%18%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006
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