Sierra Madre Elementary School in Sierra Madre, 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 65.

141 West Highland Ave.
Sierra Madre, CA 91024

Student Enrollment: 709

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Pasadena Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 59
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Dennis Mountjoy
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. : 26
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : David Dreier
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Republican

Latitude: 34.16430
Longitude: -118.05616

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-7
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: 2 (787 to 789)
Met 17 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 96% (59 tested out of 62)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (62 tested out of 62)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (22 tested out of 22)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (22 tested out of 22)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (293 tested out of 296)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 98% (289 tested out of 296)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (320 tested out of 321)
Math Participation Rate White: 99% (319 tested out of 321)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 98% (276 tested out of 281)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (277 tested out of 281)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (153 tested out of 154)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 99% (152 tested out of 154)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 94% (81 tested out of 87)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 92% (80 tested out of 87)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 51.7%

Here:	52%
State average from 27 schools:	48%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 56.3%

Here:	56%
State average from 27 schools:	49%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 41.1% (23 proficient out of 56)

Sierra Madre Elementary:	41%
State average from 10 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 34.5% (20 proficient out of 58)

Sierra Madre Elementary:	35%
State average from 10 schools:	37%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 71.4% (15 proficient out of 21)

Here:	71%
State average from 8 schools:	71%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 71.4% (15 proficient out of 21)

Sierra Madre Elementary:	71%
State average from 8 schools:	77%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 30.6% (86 proficient out of 281)

Here:	31%
State average from 23 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 43.7% (121 proficient out of 277)

Here:	44%
State average from 23 schools:	37%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 70.5% (222 proficient out of 315)

Sierra Madre Elementary:	71%
State average from 21 schools:	58%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 70.1% (220 proficient out of 314)

Here:	70%
State average from 21 schools:	56%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 28.8% (78 proficient out of 271)

Here:	29%
State average from 25 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 37.6% (102 proficient out of 271)

Here:	38%
State average from 25 schools:	41%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 9.9% (15 proficient out of 151)

Sierra Madre Elementary:	10%
State average from 16 schools:	30%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 26.0% (39 proficient out of 150)

Here:	26%
State average from 16 schools:	42%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 18.8% (15 proficient out of 80)

Sierra Madre Elementary:	19%
State average from 16 schools:	26%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 25.3% (20 proficient out of 79)

Here:	25%
State average from 16 schools:	30%

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) : 686

2006 API (Base) : 786

Here:	786.0
State average from 27 schools:	759.6

Statewide Rank: 7

Similar Schools Rank: 3

2007 API Target: 791

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 709 (284 students included)

Here:	709
State average from 17 schools:	699

2006 Whites API (Base) : 862 (315 students included)

Here:	862
State average from 12 schools:	796

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 276

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 683 (276 students included)

Sierra Madre Elementary:	683
State average from 17 schools:	708

Number of English Learners included in API : 151
Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 82
Percent African American : 9%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 3%
Percent Filipino : 1%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 42%
Percent Pacific Islander : 0%
Percent White : 45%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 40%

Here:	40.0%
State average from 28 schools:	56.0%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 23%

Here:	23.0%
State average from 28 schools:	6.1%

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

Here:	0.0%
State average from 28 schools:	6.3%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 14%

Here:	14.0%
State average from 28 schools:	18.1%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 12%

Sierra Madre Elementary:	12.0%
State average from 28 schools:	13.1%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19

Here:	19.0
State average from 24 schools:	19.3

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 32

Here:	32.0
State average from 24 schools:	26.9

Average Class Size for a Number of Core Academic Courses : 29
Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 0%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 0%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 50%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 50%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 0%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 0%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.50

Here:	2.5
State average from 28 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 95%

Here:	95.0%
State average from 27 schools:	93.2%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 0%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 17%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 43%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 15%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 7 - 8(STAR) : 26%
School Characteristic Index : 176.0279982

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 686

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 329.280

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 685

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 219.200

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 95

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 19.000

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 Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 194

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 11.640

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 194

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 5.820

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 194

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 5.820

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 194

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 15.520
2006 API (Growth) : 789
2005 API (Base): 787
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 712

Here:	712
State average from 17 schools:	701

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 725

Sierra Madre Elementary:	725
State average from 17 schools:	679

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : -13 (failed to meet target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 865

Here:	865
State average from 12 schools:	799

2005 White API (Base) : 860

Here:	860
State average from 12 schools:	789

2005-2006 White Growth : 5 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 687

Here:	687
State average from 17 schools:	709

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 699

Here:	699
State average from 18 schools:	689

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -12 (failed to meet target)

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 645

Here:	645
State average from 11 schools:	652

Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 801
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 787