Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High School in Coachella, 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 7.

82-489 Avenue 52
Coachella, CA 92236

Student Enrollment: 1420

County Name : Riverside
District Name: Coachella Valley Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: MIDDLE
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 80
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Bonnie Garcia
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 40
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Denise Moreno Ducheny
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 45
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Mary Whitaker Bono
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 33.67083
Longitude: -116.22709

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 7-8
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 19 (583 to 602)
Met 11 out of 21 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 98% (1368 tested out of 1392)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 98% (1367 tested out of 1392)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (10 tested out of 10)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (10 tested out of 10)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (1246 tested out of 1269)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (1245 tested out of 1269)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (991 tested out of 1001)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (991 tested out of 1001)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (115 tested out of 115)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (115 tested out of 115)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 17.8%

Here:	18%
State average from 332 schools:	44%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 22.5%

Here:	23%
State average from 332 schools:	41%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 17.5% (229 proficient out of 1308)

Here:	18%
State average from 322 schools:	33%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 22.5% (294 proficient out of 1307)

Here:	23%
State average from 322 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 15.8% (188 proficient out of 1190)

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High:	16%
State average from 325 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 21.1% (251 proficient out of 1189)

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High:	21%
State average from 325 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 13.4% (127 proficient out of 949)

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High:	13%
State average from 308 schools:	25%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 20.3% (193 proficient out of 949)

Here:	20%
State average from 308 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 5.4% (6 proficient out of 111)

Here:	5%
State average from 316 schools:	13%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 6.3% (7 proficient out of 111)

Here:	6%
State average from 318 schools:	13%

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) : 1333

2006 API (Base) : 602

Here:	602.0
State average from 332 schools:	727.2

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 6

2007 API Target: 612

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 601 (1313 students included)

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High:	601
State average from 290 schools:	673

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 1193

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 592 (1193 students included)

Here:	592
State average from 293 schools:	665

Number of English Learners included in API : 949

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 586 (949 students included)

Here:	586
State average from 190 schools:	636

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 111

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 379 (111 students included)

Here:	379
State average from 66 schools:	500

Percent African American : 1%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 98%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 1%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 85%

Here:	85.0%
State average from 354 schools:	49.0%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 13%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 354 schools:	12.6%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 15%

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High:	15.0%
State average from 354 schools:	3.1%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 52%

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High:	52.0%
State average from 354 schools:	19.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 8%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 354 schools:	10.1%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : N/A

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : N/A

Here:	0.0
State average from 7 schools:	27.1

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 28
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 87%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 58%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 31%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 7%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 3%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 2%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.59

Here:	1.6
State average from 354 schools:	2.6

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 66%

Here:	66.0%
State average from 353 schools:	93.7%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 5%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 100%
School Characteristic Index : 150.6891713

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 1333

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 639.840

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 1332

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 426.240

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 640

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 128.000

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 683

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 40.980

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 683

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 20.490

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 686

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 20.580

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 686

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 54.880
2006 API (Growth) : 602
2005 API (Base): 583
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 601

Here:	601
State average from 290 schools:	672

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 582

Here:	582
State average from 288 schools:	663

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 19 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 591

Here:	591
State average from 295 schools:	665

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 576

Here:	576
State average from 287 schools:	654

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 15 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 585

Here:	585
State average from 190 schools:	637

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 571

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High:	571
State average from 179 schools:	627

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 14 (met target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 379

Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High:	379
State average from 66 schools:	499

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 334

Here:	334
State average from 68 schools:	483

2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : 45 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 618
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 610