Faller Elementary School in Ridgecrest, CA Back to: Ridgecrest, CA, California, All US cities. Discuss this school with others on our active California forum. City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 71. 1500 West Upjohn St. Ridgecrest, CA 93555 Student Enrollment: 302 County Name : Kern District Name: Sierra Sands Unified The type of school district: UNIFIED The type of school: ELEMENTARY Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 32 Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Kevin O. McCarthy Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 18 Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Roy Ashburn Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 22 Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : William M. Thomas Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican Latitude: 35.61521 Longitude: -117.70103 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: 26 (798 to 824) Met 17 out of 17 AYP criteria ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (27 tested out of 27) Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (27 tested out of 27) ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (6 tested out of 6) Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (6 tested out of 6) ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (4 tested out of 4) Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (4 tested out of 4) ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (6 tested out of 6) Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (6 tested out of 6) ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (63 tested out of 63) Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (63 tested out of 63) ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (190 tested out of 190) Math Participation Rate White: 100% (189 tested out of 189) ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (154 tested out of 154) Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (153 tested out of 153) ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (17 tested out of 17) Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (17 tested out of 17) ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (25 tested out of 25) Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (25 tested out of 25) Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 56.2% Here:   56% State average from 2398 schools:   47% Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 66.5% Here:   67% State average from 2398 schools:   58% ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 16.7% (4 proficient out of 24) Here:   17% State average from 1316 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 37.5% (9 proficient out of 24) Here:   38% State average from 1324 schools:   43% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 58.6% (34 proficient out of 58) Here:   59% State average from 2298 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 65.5% (38 proficient out of 58) Here:   66% State average from 2300 schools:   50% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 59.9% (106 proficient out of 177) Here:   60% State average from 1879 schools:   61% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 71.2% (126 proficient out of 177) Faller Elementary:   71% State average from 1880 schools:   68% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 43.6% (61 proficient out of 140) Faller Elementary:   44% State average from 2283 schools:   36% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 55.7% (78 proficient out of 140) Here:   56% State average from 2283 schools:   48% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 20.0% (3 proficient out of 15) Here:   20% State average from 2213 schools:   34% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 33.3% (5 proficient out of 15) Here:   33% State average from 2213 schools:   49% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 21.7% (5 proficient out of 23) Faller Elementary:   22% State average from 2260 schools:   24% Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 39.1% (9 proficient out of 23) Here:   39% 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) : 281 2006 API (Base) : 822 Here:   822.0 State average from 2396 schools:   771.8 Statewide Rank: 8 Similar Schools Rank: 9 2007 API Target: the school or subgroup scored at or above the statewide performance target of 800 in 2006 2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 843 (58 students included) Here:   843 State average from 1781 schools:   713 2006 Whites API (Base) : 833 (177 students included) Faller Elementary:   833 State average from 1270 schools:   854 Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 140 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 773 (140 students included) Here:   773 State average from 1906 schools:   710 Number of English Learners included in API : 15 Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 23 Percent African American : 9% Percent American Indian : 2% Percent Asian : 1% Percent Filipino : 2% Percent Hispanic or Latino : 21% Percent Pacific Islander : 0% Percent White : 63% Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 49% Faller Elementary:   49.0% State average from 2399 schools:   54.1% Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 0% Here:   0.0% 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: 5% Here:   5.0% State average from 2399 schools:   31.1% Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 8% Here:   8.0% State average from 2399 schools:   11.0% Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 20 Here:   20.0 State average from 2394 schools:   19.6 Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 29 Here:   29.0 State average from 2387 schools:   28.8 Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 85% Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 12% Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 23% Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 37% Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 20% Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 9% Average Parent Education Level : 2.91 Here:   2.9 State average from 2399 schools:   2.7 Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 96% Here:   96.0% State average from 2399 schools:   97.0% Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 4% Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 26% Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 74% School Characteristic Index : 173.9440367 Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 281 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 134.880 Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 281 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 89.920 Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 78 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 15.600 Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 67 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 4.020 Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 67 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 2.010 Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 67 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 2.010 Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 67 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 5.360 2006 API (Growth) : 824 2005 API (Base): 798 Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes 2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 845 Here:   845 State average from 1787 schools:   712 2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 814 Here:   814 State average from 1773 schools:   698 2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 31 (met target) 2006 Whites API (Growth) : 835 Here:   835 State average from 1266 schools:   856 2005 White API (Base) : 814 Here:   814 State average from 1304 schools:   843 2005-2006 White Growth : 21 (met target) 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 775 Here:   775 State average from 1913 schools:   710 2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 750 Here:   750 State average from 1917 schools:   698 2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 25 (met target) Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 775 Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 767

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