Los Angeles County Special Education School in Downey, 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 24.

9300 Imperial Hwy.
Downey, CA 90242

Student Enrollment: 1432

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Los Angeles County Office of Education
The type of school district: CO OFFICE
The type of school: SPECIAL ED
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. : 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. : 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: 33.91693
Longitude: -118.12964

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-12
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 26 (533 to 559)
Met 27 out of 33 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 89% (219 tested out of 245)
Math Participation Rate African American: 89% (217 tested out of 245)
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: 96% (109 tested out of 113)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 95% (107 tested out of 113)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (20 tested out of 20)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 95% (19 tested out of 20)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 90% (752 tested out of 831)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 91% (755 tested out of 831)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
ELA Participation Rate White: 91% (173 tested out of 191)
Math Participation Rate White: 90% (171 tested out of 191)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 91% (929 tested out of 1018)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 91% (925 tested out of 1018)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 91% (561 tested out of 614)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 92% (562 tested out of 614)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 91% (1297 tested out of 1430)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 90% (1293 tested out of 1430)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 36.8%

Los Angeles County Special Education:	37%
State average from 164 schools:	41%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 26.9%

Here:	27%
State average from 163 schools:	32%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 27.2% (53 proficient out of 195)

Los Angeles County Special Education:	27%
State average from 64 schools:	31%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 21.8% (42 proficient out of 193)

Los Angeles County Special Education:	22%
State average from 63 schools:	20%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 44.0% (44 proficient out of 100)

Here:	44%
State average from 28 schools:	48%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 25.5% (25 proficient out of 98)

Here:	26%
State average from 28 schools:	38%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 31.6% (6 proficient out of 19)

Here:	32%
State average from 13 schools:	52%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 27.8% (5 proficient out of 18)

Here:	28%
State average from 13 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 39.3% (260 proficient out of 662)

Here:	39%
State average from 105 schools:	35%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 28.0% (186 proficient out of 665)

Here:	28%
State average from 106 schools:	26%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 36.0% (54 proficient out of 150)

Here:	36%
State average from 149 schools:	48%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 29.7% (44 proficient out of 148)

Los Angeles County Special Education:	30%
State average from 149 schools:	36%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 35.8% (296 proficient out of 827)

Here:	36%
State average from 129 schools:	32%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 27.2% (224 proficient out of 823)

Here:	27%
State average from 129 schools:	25%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 41.9% (218 proficient out of 520)

Here:	42%
State average from 55 schools:	30%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 29.8% (156 proficient out of 523)

Here:	30%
State average from 57 schools:	25%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 36.8% (423 proficient out of 1148)

Here:	37%
State average from 89 schools:	31%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 26.9% (308 proficient out of 1144)

Here:	27%
State average from 88 schools:	25%

Graduation Rate for 2006, Class of 2004-05: 95.7%

Graduation Rate for 2005, Class of 2003-04: 83.3%

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) : 1533

2006 API (Base) : 553

Here:	553.0
State average from 164 schools:	632.9

Statewide Rank: Special Education School

Similar Schools Rank: Special Education School

2006 African American API (Base) : 484 (270 students included)

Here:	484
State average from 16 schools:	531

2006 Asian API (Base) : 617 (128 students included)

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 561 (861 students included)

Los Angeles County Special Education:	561
State average from 57 schools:	611

2006 Whites API (Base) : 585 (205 students included)

Los Angeles County Special Education:	585
State average from 98 schools:	671

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 1094

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 549 (1094 students included)

Here:	549
State average from 75 schools:	587

Number of English Learners included in API : 641

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 584 (641 students included)

Here:	584
State average from 19 schools:	561

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 1532

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 553 (1532 students included)

Here:	553
State average from 44 schools:	563

Percent African American : 18%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 8%
Percent Filipino : 1%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 56%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 14%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 70%

Here:	70.0%
State average from 172 schools:	39.8%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 0%

Los Angeles County Special Education:	0.0%
State average from 172 schools:	2.4%

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

Here:	0.0%
State average from 172 schools:	0.3%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 41%

Here:	41.0%
State average from 172 schools:	11.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 100%

Los Angeles County Special Education:	100.0%
State average from 172 schools:	35.8%

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

Here:	0.0
State average from 51 schools:	15.8

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : N/A

Here:	0.0
State average from 45 schools:	17.1

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 17
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 20%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 14%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 40%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 20%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 18%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 8%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.68

Los Angeles County Special Education:	2.7
State average from 172 schools:	2.8

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 86%

Here:	86.0%
State average from 171 schools:	89.4%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 9%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 8%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 25%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 10%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 23%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 9-11 (STAR) : 35%

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 1022

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 490.560

Valid Score for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11 : 506

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11 : 151.800

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 1014

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 324.480

Valid Score for CST in mathematics arts Grades 9-11 : 509

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 9-11 : 101.800

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 38

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 7.600

Valid Score for CSt in science arts Grades 9-11 : 196

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 9-11 : 29.400

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 78

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 15.600

Valid Score for CST in history-social science arts Grades 9-11 : 114

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 9-11 : 25.650

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 88

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 5.280

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 88

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 2.640

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 87

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 2.610

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 86

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 6.880

Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) ELA in Grades 9-11 : 160

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11 : 48.000

Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 152

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 45.600

Valid Score for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only : 39

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in Life Science Grade 10 only : 3.900

Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 5

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 0.500

Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 25

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 2.500

Valid Score for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 75

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Science Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 9-11 : 3.750
2006 API (Growth) : 559
2005 API (Base): 533
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 African American API (Growth) : 489

Los Angeles County Special Education:	489
State average from 16 schools:	530

2005 African American API (Base) : 463

Here:	463
State average from 12 schools:	520

2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : 26 (met target)

2006 Asian API (Growth) : 622

2005 Asian API (Base) : 627
2005-2006 Asian Subgroup API Growth : -5 (failed to meet target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 568

Los Angeles County Special Education:	568
State average from 58 schools:	602

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 545

Here:	545
State average from 54 schools:	591

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 23 (met target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 589

Here:	589
State average from 98 schools:	665

2005 White API (Base) : 554

Here:	554
State average from 92 schools:	648

2005-2006 White Growth : 35 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 554

Here:	554
State average from 75 schools:	584

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 523

Here:	523
State average from 73 schools:	583

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 31 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 590

Los Angeles County Special Education:	590
State average from 19 schools:	565

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 568

Here:	568
State average from 19 schools:	605

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 22 (met target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 559

Here:	559
State average from 44 schools:	566

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 533

Here:	533
State average from 40 schools:	580

2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : 26 (met target)
Percent of Enrollments in grades 9 - 11(STAR) : 35%

Valid Score for California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) English-Language Arts (ELA) in Grades 9-11 : 163

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11 : 48.900

Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 155

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11 : 46.500