Desert Garden Elementary School in El Centro, 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 20.

1900 South Sixth St.
El Centro, CA 92243

Student Enrollment: 341

County Name : Imperial
District Name: El Centro Elementary
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
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. : 51
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Bob Filner
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 32.77651
Longitude: -115.55796

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: -27 (719 to 692)
Met 16 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (7 tested out of 7)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (7 tested out of 7)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
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% (313 tested out of 313)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (312 tested out of 313)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (18 tested out of 18)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (18 tested out of 18)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (340 tested out of 340)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (339 tested out of 340)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (178 tested out of 178)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (178 tested out of 178)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (40 tested out of 40)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 98% (39 tested out of 40)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 25.4%

Here:	25%
State average from 1973 schools:	46%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 36.0%

Here:	36%
State average from 1973 schools:	55%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 25.4% (75 proficient out of 295)

Here:	25%
State average from 1910 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 36.1% (106 proficient out of 294)

Here:	36%
State average from 1911 schools:	47%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 35.7% (5 proficient out of 14)

Here:	36%
State average from 1730 schools:	57%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 50.0% (7 proficient out of 14)

Desert Garden Elementary:	50%
State average from 1731 schools:	62%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 25.4% (80 proficient out of 315)

Desert Garden Elementary:	25%
State average from 1913 schools:	35%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 36.0% (113 proficient out of 314)

Here:	36%
State average from 1915 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 19.3% (33 proficient out of 171)

Desert Garden Elementary:	19%
State average from 1850 schools:	33%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 32.7% (56 proficient out of 171)

Here:	33%
State average from 1849 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 2.6% (1 proficient out of 38)

Desert Garden Elementary:	3%
State average from 1870 schools:	22%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 5.4% (2 proficient out of 37)

Here:	5%
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) : 319

2006 API (Base) : 692

Here:	692.0
State average from 1971 schools:	764.9

Statewide Rank: 3

Similar Schools Rank: 6

2007 API Target: 697

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 693 (298 students included)

Here:	693
State average from 1561 schools:	710

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 319

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 692 (319 students included)

Here:	692
State average from 1643 schools:	706

Number of English Learners included in API : 171

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 663 (171 students included)

Here:	663
State average from 1181 schools:	687

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 38
Percent African American : 2%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 1%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 92%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 5%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 100%

Desert Garden Elementary:	100.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	54.2%

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

Here:	0.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	6.6%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 11%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	2.8%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 47%

Here:	47.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	28.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 12%

Here:	12.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	10.6%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 21

Here:	21.0
State average from 1975 schools:	19.8

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 30

Here:	30.0
State average from 1967 schools:	29.2

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 58%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 9%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 38%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 41%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 10%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 3%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.61

Here:	2.6
State average from 1980 schools:	2.6

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 100%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	97.5%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 17%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 58%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 25%
School Characteristic Index : 160.3622361

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 319

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 153.120

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 319

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 102.080

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 66

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 13.200

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 65

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 3.900

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 65

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 1.950

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 65

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 1.950

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 65

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 5.200
2006 API (Growth) : 692
2005 API (Base): 719
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 693

Desert Garden Elementary:	693
State average from 1571 schools:	710

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 720

Here:	720
State average from 1544 schools:	698

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

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 692

Here:	692
State average from 1647 schools:	706

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 719

Here:	719
State average from 1621 schools:	695

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -27 (failed to meet target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 665

Here:	665
State average from 1176 schools:	689

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 695

Desert Garden Elementary:	695
State average from 1131 schools:	674

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : -30 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 703
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 688