Portola Junior High School in El Cerrito, CA Back to: El Cerrito, CA, California, All US cities. Discuss this school with others on our active California forum. City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2006 test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 26. 1021 Navellier St. El Cerrito, CA 94530 Student Enrollment: 641 County Name : Contra Costa District Name: West Contra Costa Unified The type of school district: UNIFIED The type of school: MIDDLE Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 14 Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Loni Hancock Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat 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: 37.91609 Longitude: -122.29969 The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: 6-8 Change in API from 2005 to 2006: -5 (675 to 670) Met 16 out of 21 AYP criteria ELA Participation Rate African American: 99% (256 tested out of 259) Math Participation Rate African American: 98% (252 tested out of 257) ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (3 tested out of 3) Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (3 tested out of 3) ELA Participation Rate Asian: 99% (105 tested out of 106) Math Participation Rate Asian: 99% (105 tested out of 106) 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% (159 tested out of 159) Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (158 tested out of 159) 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: 100% (89 tested out of 89) Math Participation Rate White: 100% (88 tested out of 88) ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (367 tested out of 370) Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (364 tested out of 368) ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (128 tested out of 129) Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (128 tested out of 129) ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 99% (92 tested out of 93) Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 98% (91 tested out of 93) Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 36.5% Here:   37% State average from 798 schools:   45% Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 26.7% Here:   27% State average from 798 schools:   41% ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 12.9% (29 proficient out of 225) Here:   13% State average from 603 schools:   36% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 7.1% (16 proficient out of 224) Portola Junior High:   7% State average from 602 schools:   27% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 59.4% (57 proficient out of 96) Here:   59% State average from 577 schools:   64% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 54.2% (52 proficient out of 96) Portola Junior High:   54% State average from 576 schools:   66% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 45.5% (5 proficient out of 11) Portola Junior High:   46% State average from 401 schools:   60% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 27.3% (3 proficient out of 11) Here:   27% State average from 401 schools:   56% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 33.3% (50 proficient out of 150) Portola Junior High:   33% State average from 786 schools:   34% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 24.2% (36 proficient out of 149) Here:   24% State average from 786 schools:   30% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 77.8% (63 proficient out of 81) Here:   78% State average from 730 schools:   58% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 53.1% (43 proficient out of 81) Here:   53% State average from 730 schools:   50% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 19.8% (69 proficient out of 349) Portola Junior High:   20% State average from 781 schools:   32% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 12.4% (43 proficient out of 348) Portola Junior High:   12% State average from 781 schools:   30% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 24.8% (31 proficient out of 125) Here:   25% State average from 750 schools:   24% Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 22.4% (28 proficient out of 125) Here:   22% State average from 750 schools:   27% ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 13.1% (11 proficient out of 84) Here:   13% State average from 763 schools:   16% Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 8.4% (7 proficient out of 83) Here:   8% State average from 767 schools:   15% 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) : 580 2006 API (Base) : 668 Here:   668.0 State average from 796 schools:   730.5 Statewide Rank: 3 Similar Schools Rank: 4 2007 API Target: 675 2006 African American API (Base) : 531 (225 students included) Here:   531 State average from 196 schools:   625 2006 Asian API (Base) : 809 (98 students included) Here:   809 State average from 177 schools:   872 2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 661 (151 students included) Here:   661 State average from 662 schools:   667 Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 352 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 577 (352 students included) Here:   577 State average from 679 schools:   662 Number of English Learners included in API : 125 Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 84 Percent African American : 40% Percent American Indian : 0% Percent Asian : 17% Percent Filipino : 2% Percent Hispanic or Latino : 25% Percent Pacific Islander : 0% Percent White : 14% Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 56% Here:   56.0% State average from 814 schools:   49.1% Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 13% Here:   13.0% State average from 814 schools:   11.3% Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 0% Portola Junior High:   0.0% State average from 814 schools:   3.1% Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 14% Here:   14.0% State average from 814 schools:   19.9% Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 15% Portola Junior High:   15.0% State average from 814 schools:   10.0% Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : N/A Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 28 Here:   28.0 State average from 778 schools:   29.1 Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 31 Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 68% Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 14% Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 42% Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 17% Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 17% Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 9% Average Parent Education Level : 2.66 Here:   2.7 State average from 814 schools:   2.7 Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 88% Portola Junior High:   88.0% State average from 811 schools:   92.2% Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0% Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 16% Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 84% School Characteristic Index : 159.8512458 Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 580 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 278.400 Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 579 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 185.280 Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 248 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 49.600 Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 225 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 13.500 Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 225 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 6.750 Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 224 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 6.720 Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 224 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 17.920 Valid Score for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 1 Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for Mathematics Assignment of 200 CST in Grades 2-8 : 0.100 2006 API (Growth) : 670 2005 API (Base): 675 Met School-wide Growth Target : No Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No 2006 African American API (Growth) : 538 Here:   538 State average from 196 schools:   627 2005 African American API (Base) : 537 Here:   537 State average from 193 schools:   614 2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : 1 (failed to meet target) 2006 Asian API (Growth) : 807 Here:   807 State average from 178 schools:   871 2005 Asian API (Base) : 801 Here:   801 State average from 174 schools:   854 2005-2006 Asian Subgroup API Growth : 6 (met target) 2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 662 Here:   662 State average from 663 schools:   667 2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 649 Here:   649 State average from 646 schools:   656 2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 13 (met target) 2005 White API (Base) : 868 Portola Junior High:   868 State average from 577 schools:   797 2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 582 Here:   582 State average from 681 schools:   662 2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 571 Here:   571 State average from 678 schools:   653 2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 11 (met target) Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 655 Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 647

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