Carpenter Elementary School in Downey, California (CA)

Back to: Downey, CA, California, All US cities.

Discuss this school with others on our active California forum.

City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 50.

9439 East Foster Rd.
Downey, CA 90242

Student Enrollment: 752

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Downey Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 50
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Hector De La Torre
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. : 34
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Lucille Roybal-Allard
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.90981
Longitude: -118.13237

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 4-5
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 23 (749 to 772)
Met 17 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (22 tested out of 22)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (22 tested out of 22)
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: 100% (12 tested out of 12)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (12 tested out of 12)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (7 tested out of 7)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (7 tested out of 7)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (644 tested out of 644)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (642 tested out of 643)
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% (64 tested out of 64)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (64 tested out of 64)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (571 tested out of 571)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (569 tested out of 570)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (328 tested out of 328)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (328 tested out of 328)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (81 tested out of 81)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (80 tested out of 81)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 41.5%

Here:	42%
State average from 10 schools:	46%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 52.7%

Here:	53%
State average from 10 schools:	54%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 33.3% (6 proficient out of 18)

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 50.0% (9 proficient out of 18)

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 72.7% (8 proficient out of 11)

Here:	73%
State average from 4 schools:	80%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 72.7% (8 proficient out of 11)

Here:	73%
State average from 4 schools:	87%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 40.2% (241 proficient out of 599)

Carpenter Elementary:	40%
State average from 10 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 52.0% (311 proficient out of 598)

Here:	52%
State average from 10 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 43.3% (26 proficient out of 60)

Carpenter Elementary:	43%
State average from 10 schools:	53%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 51.7% (31 proficient out of 60)

Here:	52%
State average from 10 schools:	58%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 38.0% (205 proficient out of 540)

Here:	38%
State average from 9 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 50.1% (270 proficient out of 539)

Here:	50%
State average from 9 schools:	43%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 35.7% (110 proficient out of 308)

Here:	36%
State average from 9 schools:	28%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 50.3% (155 proficient out of 308)

Here:	50%
State average from 9 schools:	41%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 14.3% (11 proficient out of 77)

Carpenter Elementary:	14%
State average from 10 schools:	20%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 26.3% (20 proficient out of 76)

Here:	26%
State average from 10 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) : 700

2006 API (Base) : 771

Here:	771.0
State average from 10 schools:	770.6

Statewide Rank: 6

Similar Schools Rank: 10

2007 API Target: 776

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 765 (601 students included)

Here:	765
State average from 9 schools:	715

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 543

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 758 (543 students included)

Here:	758
State average from 8 schools:	719

Number of English Learners included in API : 308

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 747 (308 students included)

Here:	747
State average from 6 schools:	703

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 77
Percent African American : 3%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 2%
Percent Filipino : 1%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 86%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 8%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 72%

Here:	72.0%
State average from 10 schools:	52.4%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 1%

Carpenter Elementary:	1.0%
State average from 10 schools:	4.0%

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

Carpenter Elementary:	0.0%
State average from 10 schools:	10.8%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 36%

Here:	36.0%
State average from 10 schools:	28.5%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 11%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 10 schools:	10.2%

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

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 31

Here:	31.0
State average from 10 schools:	28.3

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 100%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 17%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 54%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 19%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 8%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 3%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.25

Here:	2.3
State average from 10 schools:	2.8

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 94%

Here:	94.0%
State average from 10 schools:	97.3%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 3%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 100%
School Characteristic Index : 165.3513312

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 700

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 336.000

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 700

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 224.000

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 320

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 64.000
2006 API (Growth) : 772
2005 API (Base): 749
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 766

Here:	766
State average from 9 schools:	716

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 743

Carpenter Elementary:	743
State average from 9 schools:	685

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

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 759

Here:	759
State average from 8 schools:	719

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 736

Carpenter Elementary:	736
State average from 9 schools:	681

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 23 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 749

Here:	749
State average from 6 schools:	705

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 701

Here:	701
State average from 6 schools:	674

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 48 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 725
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 716