Costano Elementary School in East Palo Alto, 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 13.

2695 Fordham St.
East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Student Enrollment: 359

County Name : San Mateo
District Name: Ravenswood City Elementary
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 21
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Ira Ruskin
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 11
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : S. Joseph Simitian
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 14
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Anna G. Eshoo
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 37.47840
Longitude: -122.13648

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-8
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 32 (640 to 672)
Met 20 out of 25 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (73 tested out of 73)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (73 tested out of 73)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (201 tested out of 202)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (200 tested out of 202)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (67 tested out of 67)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (67 tested out of 67)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (324 tested out of 325)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (323 tested out of 325)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (221 tested out of 221)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (220 tested out of 221)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (31 tested out of 31)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 97% (30 tested out of 31)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 28.8%

Here:	29%
State average from 613 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 26.4%

Costano Elementary:	26%
State average from 614 schools:	48%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 23.9% (16 proficient out of 67)

Costano Elementary:	24%
State average from 174 schools:	39%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 22.4% (15 proficient out of 67)

Here:	22%
State average from 174 schools:	36%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 31.0% (53 proficient out of 171)

Costano Elementary:	31%
State average from 461 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 27.6% (47 proficient out of 170)

Here:	28%
State average from 461 schools:	40%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 27.1% (16 proficient out of 59)

Here:	27%
State average from 20 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 22.0% (13 proficient out of 59)

Here:	22%
State average from 20 schools:	38%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 28.1% (80 proficient out of 285)

Here:	28%
State average from 548 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 25.7% (73 proficient out of 284)

Here:	26%
State average from 548 schools:	40%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 24.8% (51 proficient out of 206)

Costano Elementary:	25%
State average from 375 schools:	28%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 24.9% (51 proficient out of 205)

Here:	25%
State average from 375 schools:	38%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 17.9% (5 proficient out of 28)

Here:	18%
State average from 377 schools:	21%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 18.5% (5 proficient out of 27)

Here:	19%
State average from 380 schools:	25%

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) : 321

2006 API (Base) : 667

Here:	667.0
State average from 610 schools:	754.3

Statewide Rank: 2

Similar Schools Rank: 8

2007 API Target: 674

2006 African American API (Base) : 631 (67 students included)

Here:	631
State average from 48 schools:	685

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 680 (180 students included)

Here:	680
State average from 309 schools:	701

2006 Pacific Islanders API (Base) : 662 (59 students included)
Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 292

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 662 (292 students included)

Here:	662
State average from 387 schools:	701

Number of English Learners included in API : 206

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 660 (206 students included)

Here:	660
State average from 193 schools:	674

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 28
Percent African American : 20%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 2%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 56%
Percent Pacific Islander : 19%
Percent White : 0%

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

Here:	85.0%
State average from 624 schools:	48.6%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 3%

Costano Elementary:	3.0%
State average from 624 schools:	6.5%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 6%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 624 schools:	4.2%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 62%

Here:	62.0%
State average from 624 schools:	17.3%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 9%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 624 schools:	9.5%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19

Costano Elementary:	19.0
State average from 577 schools:	18.5

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 29

Here:	29.0
State average from 576 schools:	25.2

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 25
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 87%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 43%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 38%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 11%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 7%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 1%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.84

Costano Elementary:	1.8
State average from 624 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 82%

Here:	82.0%
State average from 624 schools:	94.7%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 5%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 15%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 42%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 14%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 29%
School Characteristic Index : 154.4771029

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 321

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 154.080

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 321

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 102.720

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 47

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 9.400

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 51

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 10.200

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 77

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 4.620

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 77

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 2.310

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 77

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 2.310

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 77

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 6.160
2006 API (Growth) : 672
2005 API (Base): 640
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 African American API (Growth) : 636

Here:	636
State average from 48 schools:	689

2005 African American API (Base) : 629

Costano Elementary:	629
State average from 48 schools:	674

2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : 7 (met target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 681

Here:	681
State average from 309 schools:	703

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 653

Here:	653
State average from 300 schools:	688

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 28 (met target)

2006 Pacific Islanders API (Growth) : 671

2005 Pacific Islanders API (Base) : 620
2005-2006 Subgroup Growth : 51 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 667

Here:	667
State average from 387 schools:	702

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 639

Here:	639
State average from 384 schools:	691

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 28 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 667

Costano Elementary:	667
State average from 192 schools:	677

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 638

Costano Elementary:	638
State average from 187 schools:	662

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 29 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 644
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 624