Montara Avenue Elementary School in South Gate, 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 23.

10018 Montara Ave.
South Gate, CA 90280

Student Enrollment: 592

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Los Angeles Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
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. : 30
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Martha Escutia
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: 33.94470
Longitude: -118.21852

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: 22 (683 to 705)
Met 16 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (6 tested out of 6)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (6 tested out of 6)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (581 tested out of 581)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (580 tested out of 581)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (4 tested out of 4)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (555 tested out of 555)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (554 tested out of 555)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (387 tested out of 387)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (387 tested out of 387)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (54 tested out of 54)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (54 tested out of 54)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 29.2%

Montara Avenue Elementary:	29%
State average from 2398 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 46.0%

Here:	46%
State average from 2398 schools:	58%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 29.4% (163 proficient out of 555)

Montara Avenue Elementary:	29%
State average from 2298 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 46.4% (257 proficient out of 554)

Montara Avenue Elementary:	46%
State average from 2300 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 28.9% (155 proficient out of 536)

Here:	29%
State average from 2283 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 45.4% (243 proficient out of 535)

Here:	45%
State average from 2283 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 23.9% (89 proficient out of 372)

Here:	24%
State average from 2213 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 41.4% (154 proficient out of 372)

Here:	41%
State average from 2213 schools:	49%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 1.9% (1 proficient out of 52)

Here:	2%
State average from 2260 schools:	24%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 5.8% (3 proficient out of 52)

Here:	6%
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) : 567

2006 API (Base) : 703

Here:	703.0
State average from 2396 schools:	771.8

Statewide Rank: 3

Similar Schools Rank: 6

2007 API Target: 708

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 703 (556 students included)

Montara Avenue Elementary:	703
State average from 1781 schools:	713

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 537

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 699 (537 students included)

Montara Avenue Elementary:	699
State average from 1906 schools:	710

Number of English Learners included in API : 372

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 676 (372 students included)

Here:	676
State average from 1437 schools:	691

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 52
Percent African American : 1%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 98%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 1%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 92%

Here:	92.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	54.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 3%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	7.3%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 2%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	2.2%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 55%

Here:	55.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	31.1%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 9%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	11.0%

Multi-Track Year-Round School

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 20

Here:	20.0
State average from 2394 schools:	19.6

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 28

Here:	28.0
State average from 2387 schools:	28.8

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 92%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 49%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 27%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 16%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 7%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 2%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.86

Here:	1.9
State average from 2399 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 96%

Here:	96.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	97.0%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 2%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 28%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 72%
School Characteristic Index : 161.0968609

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 567

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 272.160

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 566

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 181.120

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 129

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 25.800

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 147

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 8.820

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 147

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 4.410

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 144

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 4.320

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 144

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 11.520
2006 API (Growth) : 705
2005 API (Base): 683
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 704

Montara Avenue Elementary:	704
State average from 1787 schools:	712

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 682

Here:	682
State average from 1773 schools:	698

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

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 701

Here:	701
State average from 1913 schools:	710

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 683

Montara Avenue Elementary:	683
State average from 1917 schools:	698

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 18 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 678

Here:	678
State average from 1436 schools:	693

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 660

Here:	660
State average from 1399 schools:	677

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 18 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 676
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 666