Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School in Torrance, CA
(09-12 • Public • Alternative School)
- Address
- 2600 Vine St.
Torrance, CA 90501
- Telephone
- (310) 533-4440
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- City-data.com school rating
- 15
- Students
- 152
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 9.2
- National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status - No
- Free lunch eligible students
- 75
- Reduced-price lunch
eligible students - 12
- School district
- Torrance Unified
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Title I targeted assistance eligible school-No program
- Magnet School Indicator
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
Hickory Elementary (0.7 miles): | 91 |
Torrance High (0.5 miles): | 78 |
John Adams Elementary (1.1 miles): | 78 |
Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet (1.6 miles): | 73 |
Howard Wood Elementary (0.8 miles): | 67 |
Fern Elementary (0.9 miles): | 67 |
J. H. Hull Middle (0.7 miles): | 51 |
Torrance Elementary (0.1 miles): | 44 |
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School: | 15 |
California: | 46 |
Los Angeles County: | 44 |
Torrance: | 74 |
This School: | 15 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 148
Enrollment in 2014: 183
Enrollment in 2013: 164
Enrollment in 2012: 179
Enrollment in 2011: 196
Enrollment in 2010: 184
Enrollment in 2009: 200
Enrollment in 2008: 179
Enrollment in 2007: 154
Enrollment in 2006: 127
Enrollment in 2005: 175
Enrollment in 2004: 175
Enrollment in 2003: 167
Enrollment in 2002: 142
Enrollment in 2001: 138
Enrollment in 2000: 147
Enrollment in 1999: 177
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G11 | G12 | Total |
---|---|---|---|
All students | 43 | 109 | 152 |
Female students | 12 | 43 | 55 |
Male students | 31 | 66 | 97 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | - | 1 | 1 |
Asian students | 5 | 13 | 18 |
Hispanic students | 25 | 55 | 80 |
Black students | 2 | 4 | 6 |
White students | 7 | 28 | 35 |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students | - | 2 | 2 |
Two or More Races students | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Enrollment by grade:
12th grade enrollment: 109
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Here: | 36.2% |
State: | 49.4% |
School: | 63.8% |
State: | 49.6% |
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Here: | 0.7% |
State: | 1.0% |
Here: | 11.8% |
State: | 9.4% |
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School: | 52.6% |
California: | 46.0% |
Here: | 3.9% |
California: | 6.1% |
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School: | 23.0% |
State: | 28.3% |
Here: | 1.3% |
California: | 0.6% |
School: | 6.6% |
California: | 4.5% |
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Here: | 57.2% |
State: | 61.2% |
School: | 49.3% |
California: | 52.8% |
School: | 7.9% |
State: | 8.6% |
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Number of FTE school counselors: 0.5
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 3
Number of FTE security guards: 1
Number of FTE nurses: 0.2
Number of FTE psychologists: 0.4
Number of FTE social workers: 0.1
Student/Teacher Ratio
Here: | 16.5 |
California: | 22.8 |
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
School Expenditures:
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 12.2 (Salary Expenditures: $989,445)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 0.8 (Salary Expenditures: $23,156)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 0.6 (Salary Expenditures: $64,040)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $140,547)
Limited English Proficiency:
- Hispanic10
- Asian7
- Native Hawaiian2
- IDEA4
Students Enrolled in LEP Programs
- Hispanic: 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Asian: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Students with disabilities:
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
- Hispanic: 4
- White: 7
- Hispanic4
- Asian2
- White4
- Multirace2
- LEP2
Students with disabilities served under Section 504
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
Retention:
(State average from 709 schools)
- Hispanic4
- Asian4
- Black2
- White4
- LEP2
- IDEA4
Total number of students retained in 12th grade
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Black: 2 (all female)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Percent of 12th grade students retained
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School: | 12.8% |
California: | 16.7% |
Gifted and Talented:
(State average from 5,551 schools)
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
- White: 2
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Here: | 13.2 |
State: | 84.3 |
Statewide Student Assessments
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
(State average from 10,463 schools)
The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.
The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.
- All19%
- Males20%
- Females19%
- Hispanic7%
ELA Standard Met and Above
ELA students with scores: 73
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 19% |
State: | 49% |
Standard Not Met: 52.0%
Standard Nearly Met: 28.8%
Standard Met: 13.7%
Standard Exceeded: 5.5%
11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2501.6, Students tested: 73, Standard Not Met: 52.0%, Nearly Met: 28.8%, Met: 13.7%, Exceeded: 5.5%)
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
- All1%
- Males2%
- Hispanic4%
Math Standard Met and Above
Math students with scores: 72
Percentage Standard Met and Above: | 1% |
California: | 38% |
Standard Not Met: 88.9%
Standard Nearly Met: 9.7%
Standard Met: 1.4%
Standard Exceeded: 0.0%
11th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2430.3, Students tested: 72, Standard Not Met: 88.9%, Nearly Met: 9.7%, Met: 1.4%, Exceeded: 0.0%)
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)
California High School Exit Exam:
(State average from 2,357 schools)
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School - California High School Exit Exam results
Math Mean Scale Score: | 359 |
State: | 374 |
Math Percentage Passed: | 70% |
State: | 68% |
Math Number Passed: 30
Math Percent Correct compared to California average:
Probability & Statistics: 68% California: 69% Number Sense: 63% California: 65% Algebra & Functions: 64% California: 68% Measurement & Geometry: 58% California: 64% Algebra 1: 40% State: 58%
ELA Mean Scale Score: | 260 |
State: | 370 |
ELA Percentage Passed: | 44% |
California: | 68% |
ELA Number Passed: 15
ELA Percent Correct compared to California average:
Reading - Word Analysis: 54% State: 76% Reading - Reading Comprehension: 49% State: 71% Reading - Literary Responses and Analysis: 51% California: 75% Writing - Writing Strategies: 44% State: 64% Writing - Writing Conventions: 46% California: 69%
California English Language Development Test:
(State average from 9,932 schools)
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)
Student Count: 11
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 5
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 45.0% |
State: | 34.0% |
Grade 12:
Student Count: 11
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 5
Students who met CELDT criterion: | 45.0% |
California: | 44.0% |
Listening Mean Scale Score: | 628.3 |
State: | 564.9 |
Reading Mean Scale Score: | 601.9 |
California: | 567.0 |
Speaking Mean Scale Score: | 598.2 |
State: | 544.2 |
Writing Mean Scale Score: | 591.5 |
State: | 532.5 |
Accountability
Adequate Yearly Progress:
(State average from 9,846 schools)
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School - Adequate Yearly Progress status
ELA Participation Rate
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School: | 87.0% |
State: | 96.3% |
- Hispanic86
- Asian67
- Filipino100
- Black100
- White88
- Multirace100
- SED88
- LEP67
- With Disabilities80
ELA Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 86% (tested 40 out of 47 enrolled)
- Asian: 67% (tested 2 out of 3 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Black: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- White: 88% (tested 14 out of 16 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 88% (tested 35 out of 40 enrolled)
- English Learners: 67% (tested 6 out of 9 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 80% (tested 8 out of 10 enrolled)
Math Participation Rate
School: | 85.0% |
California: | 96.1% |
- Hispanic82
- Asian67
- Filipino100
- Black100
- White88
- Multirace100
- SED81
- LEP67
- With Disabilities90
Math Participation Rate
- Hispanic: 82% (tested 39 out of 48 enrolled)
- Asian: 67% (tested 2 out of 3 enrolled)
- Filipino: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Black: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
- White: 88% (tested 14 out of 16 enrolled)
- Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
- Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 81% (tested 33 out of 41 enrolled)
- English Learners: 67% (tested 6 out of 9 enrolled)
- Students with Disabilities: 90% (tested 9 out of 10 enrolled)
Health & Safety
Offenses:
(State average from 5,445 schools)
A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.
Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No
Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon: 7
Total incidents per 1,000 students
Here: | 46.1 |
California: | 60.8 |
Referrals and Arrests:
(State average from 2,295 schools)
School-related arrest refers to an arrest of a student for any activity conducted on school grounds, during off-campus school activities (including while taking school transportation), or due to a referral by any school official. All school-related arrests are considered referrals to law enforcement.
- Hispanic: 2
- Asian: 2
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2
Students without disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
School: | 26.3 |
California: | 21.3 |
Students without disabilities who received a school-related arrest: 2 (all male)
- Hispanic: 2
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2
Students without disabilities who received a school-related arrest per 1,000 students
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School: | 13.2 |
California: | 3.7 |
Students with disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official: 2 (all male)
- Hispanic: 2
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2
Students with disabilities who were referred to a law enforcement agency or official per 1,000 students
Here: | 13.2 |
California: | 7.2 |
Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
(State average from 8,737 schools)
- Hispanic13
- Asian5
- Black2
- White4
- Multirace2
- LEP2
- IDEA4
- 5044
Chronic Student Absenteeism
- Hispanic: 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
- Asian: 5 (all male)
- Black: 2 (all male)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Section 504: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Here: | 171.1 |
California: | 172.7 |
Suspensions:
(State average from 1,406 schools)
- For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
- For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
- Hispanic24
- Asian3
- White4
- LEP6
- IDEA3
- 5044
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension
- Hispanic: 24 (male: 22, female: 2)
- Asian: 3 (male: 1, female: 2)
- White: 4 (male: 1, female: 3)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 6 (all male)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 3 (all male)
- Section 504: 4 (all male)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 24
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Here: | 157.9 |
California: | 84.8 |
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 13 (male: 9, female: 4)
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Hispanic2
- Asian2
- White2
- LEP2
Students without disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension
- Hispanic: 2 (all male)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students with disabilities): 1
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students with disabilities)
School: | 6.6 |
State: | 28.1 |
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Section 504 only)
Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) School: | 26.3 |
State: | 3.4 |
Students with disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 2 (all male)
- Hispanic: 2
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2
Students with disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 2 (all male)
- Hispanic: 2
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2
- Section 504: 2
Expulsions:
(State average from 1,805 schools)
Expulsion without educational services refers to an action taken by the local educational agency of removing a child from his/her regular school for disciplinary purposes, and not providing educational services to the child for the remainder of the school year or longer in accordance with local educational agency policy. Expulsion without services also includes removals resulting from violations of the Gun Free Schools Act that are modified to less than 365 days.
Expulsion under zero tolerance policies refers to an action taken by the local educational agency of removing a child from his/her regular school for the remainder of the school year or longer because of zero-tolerance policies. A zero tolerance policy is a policy that results in mandatory expulsion of any student who commits one or more specified offenses (e.g., offenses involving guns, or other weapons, or violence, or similar factors, or combinations of these factors). A policy is considered "zero tolerance" even if there are some exceptions to the mandatory aspect of the expulsion, such as allowing the chief administering officer of a local educational agency to modify the expulsion on a case-by-case basis
- Asian: 2
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion without educational services per 1,000 students
School: | 13.2 |
State: | 4.3 |
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion under zero tolerance policies: 2 (all male)
- Asian: 2
Students without Disabilities who received an expulsion under zero tolerance policies per 1,000 students
Here: | 13.2 |
California: | 2.6 |
Transfers:
(State average from 692 schools)
- Asian: 2
Students without disabilities transferred to an alternative school for disciplinary reasons per 1,000 students
Here: | 13.2 |
State: | 9.7 |
Classes & Courses
Biology:
Number of Biology classes taught by certified teachers: 2
- Hispanic22
- Asian4
- Native Hawaiian2
- White2
- Multirace2
- LEP4
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Biology
- Hispanic: 22 (male: 17, female: 5)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2 (all female)
- White: 2 (all male)
- Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
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