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Dow's Prairie Elementary School in McKinleyville, CA
(KG-02 • Public • Regular School)

Address
 3940 Dows Prairie Rd.
McKinleyville, CA 95519
Telephone
(707) 839-1558
(make sure to verify first before calling)
Website
http://www.nohum.k12.ca.us/msd
Students
410
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
20.0
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
197
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
33
School district
McKinleyville Union Elementary
Charter school
No
Title I status
Title I schoolwide school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 410
Enrollment in 2015: 420
Enrollment in 2014: 474
Enrollment in 2013: 455
Enrollment in 2012: 445
Enrollment in 2011: 467
Enrollment in 2010: 489
Enrollment in 2009: 426
Enrollment in 2008: 408
Enrollment in 2007: 418
Enrollment in 2006: 430
Enrollment in 2005: 442
Enrollment in 2004: 442
Enrollment in 2003: 428
Enrollment in 2002: 443
Enrollment in 2001: 470
Enrollment in 2000: 482
Enrollment in 1999: 495

Dow's Prairie Elementary School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeKGG01G02Total
All students150129131410
Female students735657186
Male students777374224
American Indian/Alaska Native students6131332
Asian students3126
Hispanic students21171755
Black students1113
White students958385263
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students1 - - 1
Two or More Races students23141350

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 150
1st grade enrollment: 129
2nd grade enrollment: 131

Dow's Prairie Elementary School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 186 (45.4%)
Here:

45.4%
California:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 224 (54.6%)
Dow's Prairie Elementary School:

54.6%
State:

49.6%

Dow's Prairie Elementary School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 32 (7.8%)
School:

7.8%
California:

1.0%
Asian enrollment: 6 (1.5%)
School:

1.5%
California:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 55 (13.4%)
Dow's Prairie Elementary School:

13.4%
State:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 3 (0.7%)
Here:

0.7%
California:

6.1%
White enrollment: 263 (64.1%)
Dow's Prairie Elementary School:

64.1%
California:

28.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander enrollment: 1 (0.2%)
Dow's Prairie Elementary School:

0.2%
State:

0.6%
Two or More Races enrollment: 50 (12.2%)
Here:

12.2%
State:

4.5%

Dow's Prairie Elementary School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 230 (56.1%)
Dow's Prairie Elementary School:

56.1%
California:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 197 (48.0%)
Dow's Prairie Elementary School:

48.0%
California:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 33 (8.0%)
Dow's Prairie Elementary School:

8.0%
California:

8.6%

Dow's Prairie Elementary School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 20


Student/Teacher Ratio
Dow's Prairie Elementary School:

20.5
California:

22.8

Dow's Prairie Elementary School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


Limited English Proficiency:
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    Students Enrolled in LEP Programs

  • Hispanic4
  • Asian2
  • Black2
  • IDEA2
Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 8 (male: 2, female: 6)
  • Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Asian: 2 (all female)
  • Black: 2 (all female)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all female)

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.

    Students with disabilities served under IDEA

  • Hispanic11
  • American Indian10
  • Asian4
  • White68
  • Multirace8
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 101 (male: 71, female: 30)
  • Hispanic: 11 (male: 7, female: 4)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 10 (all male)
  • Asian: 4 (all male)
  • White: 68 (male: 46, female: 22)
  • Two or More Races: 8 (male: 4, female: 4)

Gifted and Talented:
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(State average from 5,551 schools)
This school has students enrolled in one or more gifted/talented programs
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment: 6 (male: 4, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • White: 2 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)

Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
Here:

14.6
California:

93.6

Statewide Student Assessments


Paper-based CAASPP:
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(State average from 9,660 schools)
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System includes paper-based tests:

California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.

CST Science students tested: 51
CST Science students with scores: 51

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

51%
State:

60%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 10.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 6.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 33.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 33.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 18.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

5th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 352.0, Students tested: 51, Far Below Basic: 10.0%, Below Basic: 6.0%, Basic: 33.0%, Proficient: 33.0%, Advanced: 18.0%)
10.0%
6.0%
33.0%
33.0%
18.0%

The Physical Fitness Test:
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The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity.
Aerobic Capacity:
5th grade: (Students tested: 63, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 63.5%, Needs Improvement: 25.4%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 11.1%)
63.5%
25.4%
11.1%
Body Composition:
5th grade: (Students tested: 63, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 61.9%, Needs Improvement: 20.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 17.5%)
61.9%
20.6%
17.5%
Abdominal Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 63, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 33.3%, Needs Improvement: 66.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
33.3%
66.7%
Trunk Extension Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 63, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 0.0%, Needs Improvement: 100.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
100.0%
Upper Body Strength:
5th grade: (Students tested: 63, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 57.1%, Needs Improvement: 42.9%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
57.1%
42.9%
Flexibility:
5th grade: (Students tested: 63, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 44.4%, Needs Improvement: 55.6%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
44.4%
55.6%

California English Language Development Test:
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(State average from 9,932 schools)
Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

Dow's Prairie Elementary School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 20
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 4

Students who met CELDT criterion:

20.0%
California:

34.0%
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 10
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 3

Students who met CELDT criterion:

30.0%
State:

13.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

345.9
State:

364.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

254.2
California:

276.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

367.1
State:

375.9
Writing Mean Scale Score:

269.8
California:

286.0
Grade 1:
Student Count: 5
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 1

Students who met CELDT criterion:

20.0%
California:

44.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

366.4
California:

439.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

283.2
State:

383.8
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

370.0
California:

446.4
Writing Mean Scale Score:

359.0
State:

386.5

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,846 schools)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

Dow's Prairie Elementary School - Adequate Yearly Progress status

Met all AYP Criteria: Yes
Number of AYP criteria met: 3
Number of AYP criteria possible: 3
(Note: The criteria includes only the participation rate and additional indicators.)

Attendance rate (calculated by using average daily attendance data) : 94
Met Attendance rate Target: Yes

Met ELA Participation Rate: Yes

ELA Participation Rate
Dow's Prairie Elementary School:

99.0%
State:

95.2%

Percent of ELA students scoring Proficient or Above
Dow's Prairie Elementary School:

24.5%
State:

42.6%
Met Math Participation Rate: Yes

Math Participation Rate
Dow's Prairie Elementary School:

99.0%
California:

94.9%

Percent of Math students scoring Proficient or Above
Dow's Prairie Elementary School:

30.9%
State:

33.3%

Health & Safety


Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 8,415 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic2
  • American Indian4
  • Asian2
  • White2
  • Multirace2
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 12 (male: 8, female: 4)
  • Hispanic: 2 (all male)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Asian: 2 (all female)
  • White: 2 (all male)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Here:

29.3
State:

178.2

Suspensions:
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(State average from 1,406 schools)
Out-of-school suspension
  • For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
  • For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
In-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his or her regular classroom(s) for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes, but remains under the direct supervision of school personnel. Direct supervision means school personnel are physically in the same location as students under their supervision.
Students without disabilities receiving one or more in-school suspension: 2 (all male)
  • White: 2
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 5 (all male)
  • White: 5
Students without disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 7 (all male)
  • American Indian / Alaska Native: 2
  • White: 5

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