Amesti Elementary School in Watsonville, California (CA)

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 12.

25 Amesti Rd.
Watsonville, CA 95076

Student Enrollment: 398

County Name : Santa Cruz
District Name: Pajaro Valley Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 28
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Simon Salinas
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 15
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Abel Maldonado
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 17
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Sam Farr
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 36.94646
Longitude: -121.76808

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-5
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 13 (647 to 660)
Met 14 out of 19 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 80% (4 tested out of 5)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 80% (4 tested out of 5)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 96% (368 tested out of 382)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (380 tested out of 380)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate White: 89% (8 tested out of 9)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 96% (344 tested out of 359)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (357 tested out of 357)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 96% (285 tested out of 296)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (296 tested out of 296)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 75% (45 tested out of 60)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (59 tested out of 60)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 20.6%

Here:	21%
State average from 2398 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 42.6%

Here:	43%
State average from 2398 schools:	58%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 19.9% (68 proficient out of 342)

Here:	20%
State average from 2298 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 41.8% (147 proficient out of 352)

Here:	42%
State average from 2300 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 19.4% (62 proficient out of 320)

Here:	19%
State average from 2283 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 40.2% (133 proficient out of 331)

Amesti Elementary:	40%
State average from 2283 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 15.6% (43 proficient out of 276)

Here:	16%
State average from 2213 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 39.5% (113 proficient out of 286)

Here:	40%
State average from 2213 schools:	49%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 9.5% (4 proficient out of 42)

Here:	10%
State average from 2260 schools:	24%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 14.8% (8 proficient out of 54)

Amesti Elementary:	15%
State average from 2278 schools:	32%

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) : 375

2006 API (Base) : 662

Here:	662.0
State average from 2396 schools:	771.8

Statewide Rank: 2

Similar Schools Rank: 6

2007 API Target: 669

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 660 (361 students included)

Here:	660
State average from 1781 schools:	713

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 340

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 652 (340 students included)

Here:	652
State average from 1906 schools:	710

Number of English Learners included in API : 286

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 637 (286 students included)

Here:	637
State average from 1437 schools:	691

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 54
Percent African American : 0%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 1%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 96%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 2%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 89%

Here:	89.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	54.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 10%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	7.3%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 44%

Here:	44.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	2.2%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 70%

Here:	70.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	31.1%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 15%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	11.0%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 16

Amesti Elementary:	16.0
State average from 2394 schools:	19.6

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 31

Amesti Elementary:	31.0
State average from 2387 schools:	28.8

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 53%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 56%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 25%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 13%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 5%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 1%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.70

Here:	1.7
State average from 2399 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 100%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	97.0%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 6%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 22%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 78%
School Characteristic Index : 156.4244388

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 375

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 180.000

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 374

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 119.680

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 76

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 15.200

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 113

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 6.780

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 113

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 3.390

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 113

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 3.390

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 113

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 9.040
2006 API (Growth) : 660
2005 API (Base): 647
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 657

Here:	657
State average from 1787 schools:	712

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 641

Here:	641
State average from 1773 schools:	698

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 16 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 650

Here:	650
State average from 1913 schools:	710

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 640

Here:	640
State average from 1917 schools:	698

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 10 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 639

Here:	639
State average from 1436 schools:	693

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 612

Here:	612
State average from 1399 schools:	677

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 27 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 652
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 625