Harry Wirtz Elementary School in Paramount, 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 13.

8535 Contreras St.
Paramount, CA 90723

Student Enrollment: 697

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Paramount Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 52
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Mervyn M. Dymally
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 27
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Alan S. Lowenthal
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 39
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Linda T. Sanchez
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.90111
Longitude: -118.15053

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-8
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: -6 (673 to 667)
Met 16 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 96% (61 tested out of 64)
Math Participation Rate African American: 97% (62 tested out of 64)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (2 tested out of 2)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (6 tested out of 6)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (6 tested out of 6)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (5 tested out of 5)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (5 tested out of 5)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 96% (581 tested out of 603)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (603 tested out of 603)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (7 tested out of 7)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (7 tested out of 7)
ELA Participation Rate White: 89% (8 tested out of 9)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 96% (618 tested out of 641)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (639 tested out of 641)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 96% (414 tested out of 430)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (430 tested out of 430)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 56% (26 tested out of 47)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 98% (46 tested out of 47)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 32.2%

Harry Wirtz Elementary:	32%
State average from 613 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 29.2%

Here:	29%
State average from 614 schools:	48%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 24.1% (14 proficient out of 58)

Here:	24%
State average from 174 schools:	39%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 11.9% (7 proficient out of 59)

Harry Wirtz Elementary:	12%
State average from 174 schools:	36%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 32.7% (174 proficient out of 532)

Here:	33%
State average from 461 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 30.7% (169 proficient out of 551)

Here:	31%
State average from 461 schools:	40%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 30.9% (174 proficient out of 564)

Here:	31%
State average from 548 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 28.2% (164 proficient out of 582)

Here:	28%
State average from 548 schools:	40%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 25.6% (99 proficient out of 387)

Here:	26%
State average from 375 schools:	28%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 25.4% (102 proficient out of 402)

Harry Wirtz Elementary:	25%
State average from 375 schools:	38%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 28.0% (7 proficient out of 25)

Here:	28%
State average from 377 schools:	21%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 12.2% (5 proficient out of 41)

Here:	12%
State average from 380 schools:	25%

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) : 644

2006 API (Base) : 665

Harry Wirtz Elementary:	665.0
State average from 610 schools:	754.3

Statewide Rank: 2

Similar Schools Rank: 6

2007 API Target: 672

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 665 (558 students included)

Here:	665
State average from 309 schools:	701

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 592

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 659 (592 students included)

Here:	659
State average from 387 schools:	701

Number of English Learners included in API : 402

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 632 (402 students included)

Here:	632
State average from 193 schools:	674

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 42
Percent African American : 9%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 1%
Percent Filipino : 1%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 87%
Percent Pacific Islander : 1%
Percent White : 1%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 90%

Here:	90.0%
State average from 624 schools:	48.6%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 8%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 624 schools:	6.5%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 1%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 624 schools:	4.2%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 47%

Here:	47.0%
State average from 624 schools:	17.3%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 7%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 624 schools:	9.5%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 20

Here:	20.0
State average from 577 schools:	18.5

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 32

Harry Wirtz Elementary:	32.0
State average from 576 schools:	25.2

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 33
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 99%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 48%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 24%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 20%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 5%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 3%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.92

Here:	1.9
State average from 624 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 87%

Here:	87.0%
State average from 624 schools:	94.7%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 11%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 15%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 44%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 14%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 27%
School Characteristic Index : 158.4838623

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 644

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 309.120

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 643

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 205.760

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 101

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 20.200

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 84

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 16.800

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 181

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 10.860

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 181

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 5.430

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 179

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 5.370

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 179

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 14.320
2006 API (Growth) : 667
2005 API (Base): 673
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 667

Here:	667
State average from 309 schools:	703

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 675

Here:	675
State average from 300 schools:	688

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : -8 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 661

Here:	661
State average from 387 schools:	702

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 666

Harry Wirtz Elementary:	666
State average from 384 schools:	691

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -5 (failed to meet target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 637

Here:	637
State average from 192 schools:	677

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 646

Here:	646
State average from 187 schools:	662

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : -9 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 669
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 655