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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 98.

2425 School St.
Solvang, CA 93463


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Student Enrollment: 83

County Name : Santa Barbara
District Name: Ballard Elementary
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 35
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Pedro I. Nava
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 19
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Tom McClintock
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 24
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Elton Gallegly
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 34.63878
Longitude: -120.11421

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-6
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: -7 (948 to 941)
Met 5 out of 5 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (80 tested out of 80)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (80 tested out of 80)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (11 tested out of 11)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (11 tested out of 11)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 84.1%
Here:

84%
State average from 1973 schools:

46

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 87.8%
Here:

88%
State average from 1973 schools:

55

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 84.8% (67 proficient out of 79)
Here:

85%
State average from 1730 schools:

57

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 88.6% (70 proficient out of 79)
Ballard Elementary:

89%
State average from 1731 schools:

62

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 45.5% (5 proficient out of 11)
Here:

46%
State average from 1870 schools:

22

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 54.5% (6 proficient out of 11)
Here:

55%
State average from 1878 schools:

29
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) : 82

2006 API (Base) : 939
Here:

939.0
State average from 1971 schools:

765
Statewide Rank: 10

Similar Schools Rank: N/A

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


2006 Whites API (Base) : 943 (79 students included)
Here:

943
State average from 1183 schools:

831
Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 1
Number of English Learners included in API : 2
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 11
Percent African American : 0%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 4%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 96%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 1%
Here:

1.0%
State average from 1980 schools:

54

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

0.0%
State average from 1980 schools:

7

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

0.0%
State average from 1980 schools:

3

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 0%
Here:

0.0%
State average from 1980 schools:

28

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 13%
Here:

13.0%
State average from 1980 schools:

11

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 18
Here:

18.0
State average from 1975 schools:

20

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 23
Ballard Elementary:

23.0
State average from 1967 schools:

29
Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : N/A
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 82%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 1%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 0%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 22%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 37%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 40%

Average Parent Education Level : 4.13
Ballard Elementary:

4.1
State average from 1980 schools:

3

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 100%
Here:

100.0%
State average from 1980 schools:

98
Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 23%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 51%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 27%

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 82

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 39.360

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 82

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 26.240

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 21

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 4.200

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 10

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 0.600

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 10

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 0.300

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 10

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 0.300

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 10

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 0.800
2006 API (Growth) : 941
2005 API (Base): 948
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 945
Here:

945
State average from 1176 schools:

833

2005 White API (Base) : 952
Here:

952
State average from 1206 schools:

824
2005-2006 White Growth : -7 (met target)

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