Knightsen Elementary School in Knightsen, 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 55.

PO Box 265
Knightsen, CA 94548

Student Enrollment: 416

County Name : Contra Costa
District Name: Knightsen Elementary
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 15
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Guy S. Houston
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 07
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Tom Torlakson
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 10
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Ellen O. Tauscher
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 37.96893
Longitude: -121.66112

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: 5 (761 to 766)
Met 19 out of 19 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 90% (9 tested out of 10)
Math Participation Rate African American: 90% (9 tested out of 10)
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% (8 tested out of 8)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (106 tested out of 106)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (106 tested out of 106)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (285 tested out of 286)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (285 tested out of 286)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (97 tested out of 98)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (97 tested out of 98)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (58 tested out of 58)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (58 tested out of 58)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (61 tested out of 62)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (61 tested out of 62)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 51.3%

Here:	51%
State average from 613 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 43.1%

Here:	43%
State average from 614 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 42.7% (41 proficient out of 96)

Here:	43%
State average from 461 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 39.6% (38 proficient out of 96)

Knightsen Elementary:	40%
State average from 461 schools:	40%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 54.4% (149 proficient out of 274)

Knightsen Elementary:	54%
State average from 539 schools:	57%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 44.5% (122 proficient out of 274)

Here:	45%
State average from 540 schools:	55%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 35.2% (32 proficient out of 91)

Here:	35%
State average from 548 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 30.8% (28 proficient out of 91)

Here:	31%
State average from 548 schools:	40%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 33.3% (18 proficient out of 54)

Here:	33%
State average from 375 schools:	28%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 31.5% (17 proficient out of 54)

Here:	32%
State average from 375 schools:	38%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 34.4% (21 proficient out of 61)

Here:	34%
State average from 377 schools:	21%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 26.2% (16 proficient out of 61)

Knightsen Elementary:	26%
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) : 393

2006 API (Base) : 764

Here:	764.0
State average from 610 schools:	754.3

Statewide Rank: 6

Similar Schools Rank: 3

2007 API Target: 769

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 707 (97 students included)

Here:	707
State average from 309 schools:	701

2006 Whites API (Base) : 788 (274 students included)

Knightsen Elementary:	788
State average from 344 schools:	811

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 92

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 679 (92 students included)

Here:	679
State average from 387 schools:	701

Number of English Learners included in API : 54
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 61

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 653 (61 students included)

Here:	653
State average from 25 schools:	592

Percent African American : 2%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 1%
Percent Filipino : 2%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 25%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 69%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 21%

Knightsen Elementary:	21.0%
State average from 624 schools:	48.6%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 6%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 624 schools:	6.5%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 3%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 624 schools:	4.2%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 7%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 624 schools:	17.3%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 15%

Knightsen Elementary:	15.0%
State average from 624 schools:	9.5%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 15

Here:	15.0
State average from 577 schools:	18.5

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 26

Knightsen Elementary:	26.0
State average from 576 schools:	25.2

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 20
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 97%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 13%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 38%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 31%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 14%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 4%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.59

Here:	2.6
State average from 624 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 90%

Here:	90.0%
State average from 624 schools:	94.7%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 3%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 12%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 39%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 18%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 31%
School Characteristic Index : 173.2950400

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 393

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 188.640

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 393

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 125.760

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 54

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 10.800

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 53

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 10.600

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 110

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 6.600

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 110

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 3.300

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 111

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 3.330

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 111

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 8.880
2006 API (Growth) : 766
2005 API (Base): 761
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 712

Here:	712
State average from 309 schools:	703

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 677

Knightsen Elementary:	677
State average from 300 schools:	688

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 35 (met target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 788

Here:	788
State average from 343 schools:	814

2005 White API (Base) : 791

Here:	791
State average from 351 schools:	805

2005-2006 White Growth : -3 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 685

Knightsen Elementary:	685
State average from 387 schools:	702

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 653

Knightsen Elementary:	653
State average from 384 schools:	691

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 32 (met target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 656

Knightsen Elementary:	656
State average from 25 schools:	594

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 645

Knightsen Elementary:	645
State average from 20 schools:	592

2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : 11 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 792
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 787