Garfield Elementary School in Bell Gardens, 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 23.

7425 South Garfield Ave.
Bell Gardens, CA 90201

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Student Enrollment: 484

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Montebello Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 50
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Hector De La Torre
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 30
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Martha Escutia
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 34
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Lucille Roybal-Allard
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.96446
Longitude: -118.15238

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-4
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: -12 (696 to 684)
Met 17 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (479 tested out of 479)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (474 tested out of 479)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (484 tested out of 484)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (479 tested out of 484)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (369 tested out of 369)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (365 tested out of 369)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (43 tested out of 43)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (43 tested out of 43)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 28.0%

Here:	28%
State average from 89 schools:	40

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 46.8%

Here:	47%
State average from 89 schools:	54

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 27.5% (128 proficient out of 466)

Here:	28%
State average from 84 schools:	32

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 46.4% (214 proficient out of 461)

Here:	46%
State average from 84 schools:	48

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 28.0% (132 proficient out of 471)

Here:	28%
State average from 83 schools:	32

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 46.8% (218 proficient out of 466)

Here:	47%
State average from 83 schools:	47

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 22.2% (81 proficient out of 365)

Here:	22%
State average from 81 schools:	27

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 43.5% (157 proficient out of 361)

Here:	44%
State average from 81 schools:	45

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 19.0% (8 proficient out of 42)

Here:	19%
State average from 71 schools:	20

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 33.3% (14 proficient out of 42)

Here:	33%
State average from 74 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) : 475

2006 API (Base) : 684

Here:	684.0
State average from 89 schools:	747

Statewide Rank: 2

Similar Schools Rank: 4

2007 API Target: 690

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 682 (470 students included)

Here:	682
State average from 68 schools:	705

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 475

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 684 (475 students included)

Here:	684
State average from 77 schools:	708

Number of English Learners included in API : 365

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 659 (365 students included)

Garfield Elementary:	659
State average from 49 schools:	677

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 43
Percent African American : 0%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 1%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 99%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 0%

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

Garfield Elementary:	100.0%
State average from 91 schools:	66

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 9%

Garfield Elementary:	9.0%
State average from 91 schools:	6

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

Here:	0.0%
State average from 91 schools:	5

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 77%

Garfield Elementary:	77.0%
State average from 91 schools:	35

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 9%

Garfield Elementary:	9.0%
State average from 91 schools:	9

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 21

Here:	21.0
State average from 90 schools:	19

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 30

Here:	30.0
State average from 87 schools:	27

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : N/A
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 97%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 40%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 37%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 14%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 7%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 1%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.92

Here:	1.9
State average from 91 schools:	3

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 100%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 91 schools:	96

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 34%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 66%
School Characteristic Index : 162.9017584

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 475

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 228.000

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 470

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 150.400

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 154

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 9.240

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 154

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 4.620

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 154

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 4.620

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 153

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 12.240
2006 API (Growth) : 684
2005 API (Base): 696
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 682

Here:	682
State average from 68 schools:	706

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 694

Here:	694
State average from 66 schools:	690

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : -12 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 684

Here:	684
State average from 77 schools:	709

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 696

Here:	696
State average from 76 schools:	690

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -12 (failed to meet target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 661

Here:	661
State average from 49 schools:	679

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 687

Here:	687
State average from 50 schools:	667

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : -26 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 692
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 680