Morse Avenue Elementary School in Placentia, 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 52.

431 Morse Ave.
Placentia, CA 92870

Student Enrollment: 371

County Name : Orange
District Name: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 72
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Lynn Daucher
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 29
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Bob Margett
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 40
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Edward R. Royce
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 33.88491
Longitude: -117.86076

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-6
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 1 (767 to 768)
Met 20 out of 21 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (19 tested out of 19)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (19 tested out of 19)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (23 tested out of 23)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (23 tested out of 23)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (6 tested out of 6)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (6 tested out of 6)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (191 tested out of 191)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 98% (188 tested out of 191)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (130 tested out of 130)
Math Participation Rate White: 98% (128 tested out of 130)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (193 tested out of 193)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (189 tested out of 193)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (101 tested out of 101)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 98% (99 tested out of 101)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (38 tested out of 38)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 87% (33 tested out of 38)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 46.4%

Morse Avenue Elementary:	46%
State average from 1973 schools:	46%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 51.0%

Here:	51%
State average from 1973 schools:	55%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 36.8% (7 proficient out of 19)

Here:	37%
State average from 1124 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 31.6% (6 proficient out of 19)

Here:	32%
State average from 1126 schools:	41%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 68.2% (15 proficient out of 22)

Here:	68%
State average from 1188 schools:	63%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 77.3% (17 proficient out of 22)

Morse Avenue Elementary:	77%
State average from 1189 schools:	75%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 28.6% (50 proficient out of 175)

Here:	29%
State average from 1910 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 32.9% (57 proficient out of 173)

Here:	33%
State average from 1911 schools:	47%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 66.9% (85 proficient out of 127)

Here:	67%
State average from 1730 schools:	57%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 73.6% (92 proficient out of 125)

Here:	74%
State average from 1731 schools:	62%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 28.6% (52 proficient out of 182)

Here:	29%
State average from 1913 schools:	35%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 34.1% (61 proficient out of 179)

Here:	34%
State average from 1915 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 16.5% (16 proficient out of 97)

Here:	17%
State average from 1850 schools:	33%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 30.2% (29 proficient out of 96)

Here:	30%
State average from 1849 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 27.8% (10 proficient out of 36)

Here:	28%
State average from 1870 schools:	22%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 53.1% (17 proficient out of 32)

Here:	53%
State average from 1878 schools:	29%

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) : 353

2006 API (Base) : 768

Morse Avenue Elementary:	768.0
State average from 1971 schools:	764.9

Statewide Rank: 6

Similar Schools Rank: 6

2007 API Target: 773

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 690 (178 students included)

Here:	690
State average from 1561 schools:	710

2006 Whites API (Base) : 857 (127 students included)

Here:	857
State average from 1183 schools:	831

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 185

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 696 (185 students included)

Here:	696
State average from 1643 schools:	706

Number of English Learners included in API : 97

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 649 (97 students included)

Here:	649
State average from 1181 schools:	687

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 36
Percent African American : 5%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 6%
Percent Filipino : 2%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 51%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 35%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 48%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	54.2%

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

Here:	3.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	6.6%

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

Here:	2.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	2.8%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 27%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	28.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 10%

Morse Avenue Elementary:	10.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	10.6%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 23

Here:	23.0
State average from 1975 schools:	19.8

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 33

Morse Avenue Elementary:	33.0
State average from 1967 schools:	29.2

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 72%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 19%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 23%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 21%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 22%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 15%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.90

Morse Avenue Elementary:	2.9
State average from 1980 schools:	2.6

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 100%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	97.5%

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) : 58%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 20%
School Characteristic Index : 171.9073591

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 353

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 169.440

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 353

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 112.960

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 82

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 16.400

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 54

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 3.240

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 54

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 1.620

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 54

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 1.620

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 54

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 4.320
2006 API (Growth) : 768
2005 API (Base): 767
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 690

Here:	690
State average from 1571 schools:	710

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 685

Here:	685
State average from 1544 schools:	698

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 5 (met target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 859

Here:	859
State average from 1176 schools:	833

2005 White API (Base) : 846

Here:	846
State average from 1206 schools:	824

2005-2006 White Growth : 13 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 695

Here:	695
State average from 1647 schools:	706

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 684

Here:	684
State average from 1621 schools:	695

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 11 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 651

Morse Avenue Elementary:	651
State average from 1176 schools:	689

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 622

Here:	622
State average from 1131 schools:	674

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 29 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 771
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 764