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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 46. 777 Tachevah Dr. Palm Springs, CA 92262 Student Enrollment: 434 County Name : Riverside District Name: Palm Springs Unified The type of school district: UNIFIED The type of school: ELEMENTARY Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 80 Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Bonnie Garcia Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 37 Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : James Battin Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 45 Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Mary Whitaker Bono Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican Latitude: 33.83753 Longitude: -116.53886 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: -11 (774 to 763) Met 21 out of 21 AYP criteria ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (40 tested out of 40) Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (39 tested out of 39) ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (8 tested out of 8) Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (8 tested out of 8) ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (11 tested out of 11) Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (11 tested out of 11) ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (13 tested out of 13) Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (13 tested out of 13) ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (180 tested out of 180) Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (177 tested out of 178) ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (1 tested out of 1) Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (1 tested out of 1) ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (181 tested out of 181) Math Participation Rate White: 100% (181 tested out of 181) ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (211 tested out of 211) Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (210 tested out of 210) ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (129 tested out of 129) Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (127 tested out of 127) ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (42 tested out of 42) Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 98% (41 tested out of 42) Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 49.9% Here:   50% State average from 2398 schools:   47% Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 52.3% Here:   52% State average from 2398 schools:   58% ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 31.4% (11 proficient out of 35) Here:   31% State average from 1316 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 37.1% (13 proficient out of 35) Here:   37% State average from 1324 schools:   43% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 92.3% (12 proficient out of 13) Here:   92% State average from 630 schools:   65% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 69.2% (9 proficient out of 13) Here:   69% State average from 630 schools:   74% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 32.1% (52 proficient out of 162) Katherine Finchy Elementary:   32% State average from 2298 schools:   38% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 39.0% (62 proficient out of 159) Here:   39% State average from 2300 schools:   50% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 65.7% (111 proficient out of 169) Here:   66% State average from 1879 schools:   61% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 63.9% (108 proficient out of 169) Here:   64% State average from 1880 schools:   68% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 30.7% (59 proficient out of 192) Here:   31% State average from 2283 schools:   36% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 36.6% (70 proficient out of 191) Here:   37% State average from 2283 schools:   48% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 29.5% (36 proficient out of 122) Here:   30% State average from 2213 schools:   34% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 37.5% (45 proficient out of 120) Here:   38% State average from 2213 schools:   49% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 21.1% (8 proficient out of 38) Here:   21% State average from 2260 schools:   24% Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 27.0% (10 proficient out of 37) Here:   27% 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) : 402 2006 API (Base) : 764 Here:   764.0 State average from 2396 schools:   771.8 Statewide Rank: 6 Similar Schools Rank: 5 2007 API Target: 769 2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 671 (167 students included) Here:   671 State average from 1781 schools:   713 2006 Whites API (Base) : 848 (169 students included) Here:   848 State average from 1270 schools:   854 Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 196 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 669 (196 students included) Here:   669 State average from 1906 schools:   710 Number of English Learners included in API : 122 2006 English Learner API (Base) : 648 (122 students included) Katherine Finchy Elementary:   648 State average from 1437 schools:   691 Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 38 Percent African American : 9% Percent American Indian : 2% Percent Asian : 3% Percent Filipino : 3% Percent Hispanic or Latino : 41% Percent Pacific Islander : 0% Percent White : 42% Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 45% Here:   45.0% State average from 2399 schools:   54.1% Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 4% Here:   4.0% State average from 2399 schools:   7.3% Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0% Katherine Finchy Elementary:   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): 10% Here:   10.0% 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) : 27 Here:   27.0 State average from 2387 schools:   28.8 Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 70% Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 24% Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 26% Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 31% Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 12% Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 8% Average Parent Education Level : 2.54 Here:   2.5 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) : 22% Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 78% School Characteristic Index : 171.6829105 Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 402 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 192.960 Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 399 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 127.680 Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 98 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 19.600 Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 103 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 6.180 Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 103 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 3.090 Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 103 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 3.090 Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 103 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 8.240 2006 API (Growth) : 763 2005 API (Base): 774 Met School-wide Growth Target : No Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No 2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 669 Here:   669 State average from 1787 schools:   712 2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 689 Here:   689 State average from 1773 schools:   698 2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : -20 (failed to meet target) 2006 Whites API (Growth) : 850 Here:   850 State average from 1266 schools:   856 2005 White API (Base) : 852 Here:   852 State average from 1304 schools:   843 2005-2006 White Growth : -2 (met target) 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 667 Here:   667 State average from 1913 schools:   710 2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 670 Here:   670 State average from 1917 schools:   698 2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -3 (failed to meet target) 2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 650 Here:   650 State average from 1436 schools:   693 2005 English Learners API (Base) : 672 Here:   672 State average from 1399 schools:   677 2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : -22 (failed to meet target) Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 769 Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 761

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