David Starr Jordan Senior High School in Los Angeles, 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 5.

2265 East 103rd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90002

Student Enrollment: 574

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Los Angeles Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: HIGH SCHOOL
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 52
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Mervyn M. Dymally
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. : 35
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Maxine Waters
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.94331
Longitude: -118.23131

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 9-12
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: -24 (519 to 495)
Met 2 out of 22 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 94% (106 tested out of 113)
Math Participation Rate African American: 94% (106 tested out of 113)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 93% (429 tested out of 461)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 94% (441 tested out of 468)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 94% (463 tested out of 492)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 95% (471 tested out of 497)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 94% (366 tested out of 390)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 95% (378 tested out of 399)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 75% (57 tested out of 77)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 90% (69 tested out of 77)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 12.9%

Here:	13%
State average from 1015 schools:	50%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 10.8%

Here:	11%
State average from 1024 schools:	45%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 5.3% (5 proficient out of 94)

Here:	5%
State average from 514 schools:	41%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 3.2% (3 proficient out of 94)

David Starr Jordan Senior High:	3%
State average from 511 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 14.7% (59 proficient out of 401)

Here:	15%
State average from 887 schools:	40%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 12.5% (52 proficient out of 415)

Here:	13%
State average from 888 schools:	36%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 13.7% (60 proficient out of 438)

Here:	14%
State average from 913 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 11.3% (50 proficient out of 444)

Here:	11%
State average from 920 schools:	36%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 11.3% (39 proficient out of 346)

Here:	11%
State average from 776 schools:	28%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 10.3% (37 proficient out of 359)

David Starr Jordan Senior High:	10%
State average from 776 schools:	33%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 1.9% (1 proficient out of 53)

David Starr Jordan Senior High:	2%
State average from 724 schools:	17%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 1.5% (1 proficient out of 65)

Here:	2%
State average from 731 schools:	15%

Graduation Rate for 2006, Class of 2004-05: 51.9%

Graduation Rate for 2005, Class of 2003-04: 53.5%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 22.3%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 20.9%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 1414

2006 API (Base) : 483

Here:	483.0
State average from 1166 schools:	664.7

Statewide Rank: 1

Similar Schools Rank: 2

2007 API Target: 499

2006 African American API (Base) : 445 (273 students included)

Here:	445
State average from 246 schools:	605

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 492 (1133 students included)

Here:	492
State average from 786 schools:	637

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 1209

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 490 (1209 students included)

Here:	490
State average from 796 schools:	633

Number of English Learners included in API : 972

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 479 (972 students included)

Here:	479
State average from 511 schools:	599

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 161

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 327 (161 students included)

Here:	327
State average from 477 schools:	467

Percent African American : 21%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 79%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 0%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 81%

Here:	81.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	41.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 4%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	8.6%

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

Here:	0.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	3.0%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 44%

Here:	44.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	16.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 11%

David Starr Jordan Senior High:	11.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	9.0%

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

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : N/A
Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 27
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 34%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 47%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 32%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 11%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 9%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 1%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.85

David Starr Jordan Senior High:	1.9
State average from 1260 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 65%

Here:	65.0%
State average from 1256 schools:	91.8%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 19%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 9-11 (STAR) : 100%
School Characteristic Index : 143.8106939

Valid Score for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11 : 1411

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11 : 423.300

Valid Score for CST in mathematics arts Grades 9-11 : 1413

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 9-11 : 282.600

Valid Score for CSt in science arts Grades 9-11 : 1406

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 9-11 : 210.900

Valid Score for CST in history-social science arts Grades 9-11 : 889

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 9-11 : 200.025

Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) ELA in Grades 9-11 : 616

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11 : 184.800

Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 634

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 190.200

Valid Score for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only : 501

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only : 50.100

Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 29

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 2.900

Valid Score for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 88

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 4.400
2006 API (Growth) : 495
2005 API (Base): 519
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 African American API (Growth) : 455

David Starr Jordan Senior High:	455
State average from 247 schools:	609

2005 African American API (Base) : 466

Here:	466
State average from 247 schools:	602

2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : -11 (failed to meet target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 504

David Starr Jordan Senior High:	504
State average from 789 schools:	635

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 531

Here:	531
State average from 769 schools:	626

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : -27 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 502

Here:	502
State average from 797 schools:	631

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 524

Here:	524
State average from 793 schools:	619

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -22 (failed to meet target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 493

Here:	493
State average from 511 schools:	602

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 522

Here:	522
State average from 512 schools:	597

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : -29 (failed to meet target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 334

Here:	334
State average from 477 schools:	465

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 356

Here:	356
State average from 474 schools:	450

2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : -22 (failed to meet target)
Percent of Enrollments in grades 9 - 11(STAR) : 100%
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 571
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 563

Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) English-Language Arts (ELA) in Grades 9-11 : 619

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11 : 185.700

Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 637

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 191.100