Shaffer Elementary School in Litchfield, 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 32.

PO Box 320
Litchfield, CA 96117

Student Enrollment: 280

County Name : Lassen
District Name: Shaffer Union Elementary
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 03
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Rick Keene
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Republican

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 01
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Dave Cox
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Republican

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 04
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : John T. Doolittle
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 40.42680
Longitude: -120.36850

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: 34 (686 to 720)
Met 13 out of 13 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (10 tested out of 10)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (10 tested out of 10)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (45 tested out of 45)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (45 tested out of 45)
ELA Participation Rate White: 97% (208 tested out of 215)
Math Participation Rate White: 97% (209 tested out of 215)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (129 tested out of 131)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (130 tested out of 131)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (36 tested out of 36)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (36 tested out of 36)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 86% (29 tested out of 34)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 89% (30 tested out of 34)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 34.3%

Here:	34%
State average from 613 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 44.8%

Here:	45%
State average from 614 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 13.6% (6 proficient out of 44)

Here:	14%
State average from 461 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 34.1% (15 proficient out of 44)

Here:	34%
State average from 461 schools:	40%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 38.4% (71 proficient out of 185)

Shaffer Elementary:	38%
State average from 539 schools:	57%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 47.0% (87 proficient out of 185)

Shaffer Elementary:	47%
State average from 540 schools:	55%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 26.7% (31 proficient out of 116)

Here:	27%
State average from 548 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 37.9% (44 proficient out of 116)

Shaffer Elementary:	38%
State average from 548 schools:	40%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 11.1% (4 proficient out of 36)

Here:	11%
State average from 375 schools:	28%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 33.3% (12 proficient out of 36)

Shaffer Elementary:	33%
State average from 375 schools:	38%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 30.8% (8 proficient out of 26)

Here:	31%
State average from 377 schools:	21%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 50.0% (13 proficient out of 26)

Here:	50%
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) : 252

2006 API (Base) : 718

Shaffer Elementary:	718.0
State average from 610 schools:	754.3

Statewide Rank: 4

Similar Schools Rank: 1

2007 API Target: 723

2006 Whites API (Base) : 738 (187 students included)

Here:	738
State average from 344 schools:	811

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 118

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 682 (118 students included)

Here:	682
State average from 387 schools:	701

Number of English Learners included in API : 36
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 27
Percent African American : 0%
Percent American Indian : 4%
Percent Asian : 0%
Percent Filipino : 1%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 16%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 77%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 46%

Shaffer Elementary:	46.0%
State average from 624 schools:	48.6%

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

Here:	0.0%
State average from 624 schools:	6.5%

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

Here:	0.0%
State average from 624 schools:	4.2%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 13%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 624 schools:	17.3%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 12%

Shaffer Elementary:	12.0%
State average from 624 schools:	9.5%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 18

Here:	18.0
State average from 577 schools:	18.5

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 25

Here:	25.0
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 : 89%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 13%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 28%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 38%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 15%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 6%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.71

Shaffer Elementary:	2.7
State average from 624 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 100%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 624 schools:	94.7%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 13%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 41%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 17%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 29%
School Characteristic Index : 171.1263379

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 250

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 120.000

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 249

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 79.680

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 35

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 7.000

Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 40

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8 : 8.000

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 65

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 3.900

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 65

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 1.950

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 65

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 1.950

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 65

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 5.200
2006 API (Growth) : 720
2005 API (Base): 686
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 739

Here:	739
State average from 343 schools:	814

2005 White API (Base) : 701

Here:	701
State average from 351 schools:	805

2005-2006 White Growth : 38 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 683

Here:	683
State average from 387 schools:	702

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 652

Here:	652
State average from 384 schools:	691

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 31 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 761
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 751