Alvarado (Juan Bautista) Elementary School in Signal Hill, CA

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1900 East 21st St.
Signal Hill, CA 90755

Student Enrollment: 292

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Long Beach Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 54
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Betty Karnette
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 27
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Alan S. Lowenthal
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 37
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Juanita Millender-McDonald
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.79533
Longitude: -118.16879

Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 21 (813 to 834)
Met 21 out of 21 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 95% (36 tested out of 38)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (38 tested out of 38)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 96% (87 tested out of 91)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (91 tested out of 91)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (6 tested out of 6)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (6 tested out of 6)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 98% (129 tested out of 132)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (131 tested out of 132)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (20 tested out of 20)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (20 tested out of 20)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (214 tested out of 219)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (218 tested out of 219)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 97% (149 tested out of 154)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (153 tested out of 154)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 80% (31 tested out of 39)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 98% (38 tested out of 39)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 57.7%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 70.9%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 62.1% (18 proficient out of 29)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 61.3% (19 proficient out of 31)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 60.5% (49 proficient out of 81)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 75.3% (64 proficient out of 85)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 53.7% (65 proficient out of 121)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 66.7% (82 proficient out of 123)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 70.0% (14 proficient out of 20)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 85.0% (17 proficient out of 20)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 53.2% (107 proficient out of 201)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 67.8% (139 proficient out of 205)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 52.4% (77 proficient out of 147)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 68.9% (104 proficient out of 151)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 46.7% (14 proficient out of 30)

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 62.2% (23 proficient out of 37)
ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 24.4%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 26.5%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 270

2006 API (Base) : 833
Statewide Rank: 8

Similar Schools Rank: 10

2007 API Target: the school or subgroup scored at or above the statewide performance target of 800 in 2006

2006 Asian API (Base) : 846 (86 students included)

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 815 (124 students included)
Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 207

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 822 (207 students included)
Number of English Learners included in API : 151

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 821 (151 students included)
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 37
Percent African American : 13%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 31%
Percent Filipino : 2%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 45%
Percent Pacific Islander : 1%
Percent White : 7%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 74%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 0%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 37%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 13%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 32
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 87%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 22%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 22%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 27%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 20%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 9%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.73

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 89%
Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 24%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 76%
School Characteristic Index : 169.3574836

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 270

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 129.600

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 270

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 86.400

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 62

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 12.400

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 64

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 3.840

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 64

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 1.920

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 64

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 1.920

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 64

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 5.120
2006 API (Growth) : 834
2005 API (Base): 813
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Asian API (Growth) : 848

2005 Asian API (Base) : 846
2005-2006 Asian Subgroup API Growth : 2 (met target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 813

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 779
2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 34 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 822

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 797
2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 25 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 823

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 793
2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 30 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 753
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 748