Fairmeadow Elementary School in 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 95.

500 East Meadow Dr.
Palo Alto, CA 94306

Student Enrollment: 249

County Name : Santa Clara
District Name: Palo Alto Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
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: 37.42207
Longitude: -122.11864

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-5
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 21 (900 to 921)
Met 17 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (17 tested out of 17)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (17 tested out of 17)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 99% (105 tested out of 106)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 99% (105 tested out of 106)
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% (25 tested out of 25)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (25 tested out of 25)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (86 tested out of 86)
Math Participation Rate White: 99% (85 tested out of 86)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (26 tested out of 26)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (26 tested out of 26)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (73 tested out of 73)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (72 tested out of 73)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (27 tested out of 27)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (27 tested out of 27)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 77.9%

Here:	78%
State average from 2398 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 81.6%

Here:	82%
State average from 2398 schools:	58%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 25.0% (4 proficient out of 16)

Here:	25%
State average from 1316 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 43.8% (7 proficient out of 16)

Fairmeadow Elementary:	44%
State average from 1324 schools:	43%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 92.9% (92 proficient out of 99)

Here:	93%
State average from 1210 schools:	71%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 99.0% (98 proficient out of 99)

Here:	99%
State average from 1210 schools:	82%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 43.5% (10 proficient out of 23)

Here:	44%
State average from 2298 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 52.2% (12 proficient out of 23)

Fairmeadow Elementary:	52%
State average from 2300 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 84.1% (69 proficient out of 82)

Fairmeadow Elementary:	84%
State average from 1879 schools:	61%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 80.2% (65 proficient out of 81)

Fairmeadow Elementary:	80%
State average from 1880 schools:	68%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 25.0% (6 proficient out of 24)

Here:	25%
State average from 2283 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 45.8% (11 proficient out of 24)

Here:	46%
State average from 2283 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 80.6% (58 proficient out of 72)

Fairmeadow Elementary:	81%
State average from 2213 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 85.9% (61 proficient out of 71)

Fairmeadow Elementary:	86%
State average from 2213 schools:	49%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 25.9% (7 proficient out of 27)

Here:	26%
State average from 2260 schools:	24%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 51.9% (14 proficient out of 27)

Here:	52%
State average from 2278 schools:	32%

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) : 237

2006 API (Base) : 918

Here:	918.0
State average from 2396 schools:	771.8

Statewide Rank: 10

Similar Schools Rank: 5

2007 API Target: the school or subgroup scored at or above the statewide performance target of 800 in 2006

2006 Asian API (Base) : 981 (100 students included)

Here:	981
State average from 296 schools:	905

2006 Whites API (Base) : 938 (83 students included)

Here:	938
State average from 1270 schools:	854

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 24
Number of English Learners included in API : 72

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 927 (72 students included)

Fairmeadow Elementary:	927
State average from 1437 schools:	691

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 27
Percent African American : 7%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 43%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 10%
Percent Pacific Islander : 1%
Percent White : 35%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 10%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	54.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 7%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	7.3%

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

Here:	0.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	2.2%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 27%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	31.1%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 11%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	11.0%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19

Fairmeadow Elementary:	19.0
State average from 2394 schools:	19.6

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 21

Fairmeadow Elementary:	21.0
State average from 2387 schools:	28.8

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 97%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 1%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 5%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 9%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 25%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 60%

Average Parent Education Level : 4.39

Here:	4.4
State average from 2399 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 100%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	97.0%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 24%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 76%
School Characteristic Index : 189.7352099

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 237

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 113.760

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 236

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 75.520

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 63

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 12.600

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 56

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 3.360

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 56

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 1.680

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 56

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 1.680

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 56

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 4.480
2006 API (Growth) : 921
2005 API (Base): 900
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Asian API (Growth) : 983

Fairmeadow Elementary:	983
State average from 299 schools:	904

2005 Asian API (Base) : 968

Here:	968
State average from 316 schools:	889

2005-2006 Asian Subgroup API Growth : 15 (met target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 941

Here:	941
State average from 1266 schools:	856

2005 White API (Base) : 910

Here:	910
State average from 1304 schools:	843

2005-2006 White Growth : 31 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 929

Here:	929
State average from 1436 schools:	693

Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 913
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 900