Avenal Elementary School in Avenal, 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 4.

500 South First Ave.
Avenal, CA 93204

Student Enrollment: 387

County Name : Kings
District Name: Reef-Sunset Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 30
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Nicole M. Parra
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 16
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Dean Florez
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 20
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Jim Costa
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 36.00406
Longitude: -120.13811

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: 19 (592 to 611)
Met 16 out of 21 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (366 tested out of 367)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (366 tested out of 367)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (17 tested out of 17)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (17 tested out of 17)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (386 tested out of 387)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (386 tested out of 387)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (288 tested out of 288)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (288 tested out of 288)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (60 tested out of 61)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (60 tested out of 61)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 15.2%

Here:	15%
State average from 2398 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 32.7%

Here:	33%
State average from 2398 schools:	58%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 15.0% (48 proficient out of 319)

Avenal Elementary:	15%
State average from 2298 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 32.0% (102 proficient out of 319)

Here:	32%
State average from 2300 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 20.0% (3 proficient out of 15)

Avenal Elementary:	20%
State average from 1879 schools:	61%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 53.3% (8 proficient out of 15)

Here:	53%
State average from 1880 schools:	68%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 15.2% (51 proficient out of 336)

Here:	15%
State average from 2283 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 32.7% (110 proficient out of 336)

Avenal Elementary:	33%
State average from 2283 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 12.6% (33 proficient out of 262)

Here:	13%
State average from 2213 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 30.2% (79 proficient out of 262)

Here:	30%
State average from 2213 schools:	49%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 5.5% (3 proficient out of 55)

Avenal Elementary:	6%
State average from 2260 schools:	24%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 10.9% (6 proficient out of 55)

Here:	11%
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) : 347

2006 API (Base) : 612

Here:	612.0
State average from 2396 schools:	771.8

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 3

2007 API Target: 621

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 610 (330 students included)

Here:	610
State average from 1781 schools:	713

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 347

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 612 (347 students included)

Here:	612
State average from 1906 schools:	710

Number of English Learners included in API : 262

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 592 (262 students included)

Here:	592
State average from 1437 schools:	691

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 55

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 430 (55 students included)

Here:	430
State average from 189 schools:	607

Percent African American : 1%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 95%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 4%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 100%

Avenal Elementary:	100.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	54.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 9%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	7.3%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 37%

Here:	37.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	2.2%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 78%

Avenal Elementary:	78.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	31.1%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 16%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	11.0%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19

Here:	19.0
State average from 2394 schools:	19.6

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 27

Avenal Elementary:	27.0
State average from 2387 schools:	28.8

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 87%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 52%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 33%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 13%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 1%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 1%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.66

Here:	1.7
State average from 2399 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 94%

Here:	94.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	97.0%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 3%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 24%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 76%
School Characteristic Index : 154.5531540

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 347

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 166.560

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 347

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 111.040

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 92

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 18.400

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 93

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 5.580

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 93

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 2.790

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 93

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 2.790

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 93

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 7.440
2006 API (Growth) : 611
2005 API (Base): 592
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 609

Here:	609
State average from 1787 schools:	712

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 586

Avenal Elementary:	586
State average from 1773 schools:	698

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 23 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 611

Here:	611
State average from 1913 schools:	710

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 592

Here:	592
State average from 1917 schools:	698

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 19 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 594

Here:	594
State average from 1436 schools:	693

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 567

Here:	567
State average from 1399 schools:	677

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 27 (met target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 432

Here:	432
State average from 189 schools:	610

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 437

Here:	437
State average from 149 schools:	580

2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : -5 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 655
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 628