Golden Valley High School in Bakersfield, 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 31.

801 Hosking Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93307

Student Enrollment: 632

County Name : Kern
District Name: Kern Union High
The type of school district: HIGH
The type of school: HIGH SCHOOL
Latitude: 35.28112
Longitude: -119.01106

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 9-12
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 39 (575 to 614)
Met 18 out of 18 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (63 tested out of 63)
Math Participation Rate African American: 99% (62 tested out of 63)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 75% (3 tested out of 4)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 75% (3 tested out of 4)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (19 tested out of 19)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (19 tested out of 19)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (6 tested out of 6)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (6 tested out of 6)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 95% (421 tested out of 444)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 96% (427 tested out of 444)
ELA Participation Rate White: 95% (91 tested out of 96)
Math Participation Rate White: 94% (90 tested out of 96)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 96% (393 tested out of 411)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 97% (399 tested out of 411)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 95% (195 tested out of 205)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 97% (199 tested out of 205)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 91% (55 tested out of 61)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 92% (56 tested out of 61)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 35.9%

Here:	36%
State average from 1015 schools:	50%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 35.2%

Here:	35%
State average from 1024 schools:	45%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 31.9% (15 proficient out of 47)

Here:	32%
State average from 514 schools:	41%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 30.4% (14 proficient out of 46)

Golden Valley High:	30%
State average from 511 schools:	31%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 52.9% (9 proficient out of 17)

Golden Valley High:	53%
State average from 519 schools:	69%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 29.4% (5 proficient out of 17)

Here:	29%
State average from 519 schools:	75%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 31.4% (116 proficient out of 369)

Here:	31%
State average from 887 schools:	40%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 32.7% (123 proficient out of 376)

Here:	33%
State average from 888 schools:	36%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 53.0% (44 proficient out of 83)

Here:	53%
State average from 819 schools:	67%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 48.1% (39 proficient out of 81)

Golden Valley High:	48%
State average from 820 schools:	60%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 33.1% (111 proficient out of 335)

Here:	33%
State average from 913 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 32.0% (109 proficient out of 341)

Here:	32%
State average from 920 schools:	36%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 17.9% (32 proficient out of 179)

Here:	18%
State average from 776 schools:	28%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 21.3% (39 proficient out of 183)

Here:	21%
State average from 776 schools:	33%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 8.3% (4 proficient out of 48)

Here:	8%
State average from 724 schools:	17%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 2.0% (1 proficient out of 49)

Golden Valley High:	2%
State average from 731 schools:	15%

Graduation Rate for 2006, Class of 2004-05: 100.0%

Graduation Rate for 2005, Class of 2003-04: 85.7%

ELA 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 22.3%
Math 2006 Percent Proficient Target: 20.9%
Number of Scores included in the 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) : 1716

2006 API (Base) : 610

Here:	610.0
State average from 1166 schools:	664.7

Statewide Rank: 2

Similar Schools Rank: 5

2007 API Target: 620

2006 African American API (Base) : 561 (162 students included)

Golden Valley High:	561
State average from 246 schools:	605

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 600 (1249 students included)

Here:	600
State average from 786 schools:	637

2006 Whites API (Base) : 670 (243 students included)

Here:	670
State average from 697 schools:	761

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 1133

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 596 (1133 students included)

Here:	596
State average from 796 schools:	633

Number of English Learners included in API : 560

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 558 (560 students included)

Here:	558
State average from 511 schools:	599

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 155

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 376 (155 students included)

Golden Valley High:	376
State average from 477 schools:	467

Percent African American : 10%
Percent American Indian : 1%
Percent Asian : 2%
Percent Filipino : 1%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 72%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 14%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 53%

Here:	53.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	41.1%

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

Here:	9.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	8.6%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 25%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	3.0%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 16%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	16.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 9%

Golden Valley High:	9.0%
State average from 1260 schools:	9.0%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : N/A

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : N/A
Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 26
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 85%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 38%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 33%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 14%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 13%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 2%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.08

Here:	2.1
State average from 1260 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 87%

Here:	87.0%
State average from 1256 schools:	91.8%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 10%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 9-11 (STAR) : 100%
School Characteristic Index : 151.5223052

Valid Score for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11 : 1699

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11 : 509.700

Valid Score for CST in mathematics arts Grades 9-11 : 1709

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 9-11 : 341.800

Valid Score for CSt in science arts Grades 9-11 : 1700

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 9-11 : 255.000

Valid Score for CST in history-social science arts Grades 9-11 : 1036

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 9-11 : 233.100

Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) ELA in Grades 9-11 : 646

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11 : 193.800

Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 645

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 193.500

Valid Score for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only : 522

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only : 52.200

Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 69

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 6.900

Valid Score for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 73

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 3.650
2006 API (Growth) : 614
2005 API (Base): 575
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 African American API (Growth) : 571

Here:	571
State average from 247 schools:	609

2005 African American API (Base) : 493

Golden Valley High:	493
State average from 247 schools:	602

2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : 78 (met target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 603

Here:	603
State average from 789 schools:	635

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 569

Golden Valley High:	569
State average from 769 schools:	626

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 34 (met target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 678

Golden Valley High:	678
State average from 696 schools:	761

2005 White API (Base) : 637

Here:	637
State average from 707 schools:	753

2005-2006 White Growth : 41 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 598

Here:	598
State average from 797 schools:	631

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 556

Here:	556
State average from 793 schools:	619

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 42 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 571

Here:	571
State average from 511 schools:	602

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 550

Here:	550
State average from 512 schools:	597

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 21 (met target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 376

Here:	376
State average from 477 schools:	465

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 333

Here:	333
State average from 474 schools:	450

2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : 43 (met target)
Percent of Enrollments in grades 9 - 11(STAR) : 100%
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 603
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 592

Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) English-Language Arts (ELA) in Grades 9-11 : 661

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11 : 198.300

Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 660

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 198.000

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