Signal Hill Elementary School in Signal Hill, 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 77.

2285 Walnut Ave.
Signal Hill, CA 90755

Student Enrollment: 519

County Name : Los Angeles
District Name: Long Beach Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 54
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Betty Karnette
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 27
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Alan S. Lowenthal
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 37
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Juanita Millender-McDonald
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 33.79812
Longitude: -118.17435

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: 31 (810 to 841)
Met 25 out of 25 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 99% (98 tested out of 99)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (99 tested out of 99)
ELA Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate American Indian: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (141 tested out of 141)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 99% (140 tested out of 141)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (8 tested out of 8)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (233 tested out of 233)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (233 tested out of 233)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (15 tested out of 15)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (15 tested out of 15)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (22 tested out of 22)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (22 tested out of 22)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (456 tested out of 457)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (456 tested out of 457)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (295 tested out of 295)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (295 tested out of 295)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 97% (25 tested out of 26)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (26 tested out of 26)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 53.9%

Here:	54%
State average from 2398 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 73.4%

Here:	73%
State average from 2398 schools:	58%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 43.7% (38 proficient out of 87)

Here:	44%
State average from 1316 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 64.4% (56 proficient out of 87)

Here:	64%
State average from 1324 schools:	43%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 59.9% (82 proficient out of 137)

Signal Hill Elementary:	60%
State average from 1210 schools:	71%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 80.9% (110 proficient out of 136)

Here:	81%
State average from 1210 schools:	82%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 51.3% (115 proficient out of 224)

Here:	51%
State average from 2298 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 71.0% (159 proficient out of 224)

Here:	71%
State average from 2300 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 60.0% (9 proficient out of 15)

Here:	60%
State average from 80 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 73.3% (11 proficient out of 15)

Here:	73%
State average from 79 schools:	51%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 73.7% (14 proficient out of 19)

Here:	74%
State average from 1879 schools:	61%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 84.2% (16 proficient out of 19)

Here:	84%
State average from 1880 schools:	68%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 51.8% (225 proficient out of 434)

Here:	52%
State average from 2283 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 72.1% (312 proficient out of 433)

Here:	72%
State average from 2283 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 51.9% (149 proficient out of 287)

Here:	52%
State average from 2213 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 73.5% (211 proficient out of 287)

Signal Hill Elementary:	74%
State average from 2213 schools:	49%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 19.0% (4 proficient out of 21)

Here:	19%
State average from 2260 schools:	24%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 47.6% (10 proficient out of 21)

Here:	48%
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) : 491

2006 API (Base) : 839

Here:	839.0
State average from 2396 schools:	771.8

Statewide Rank: 8

Similar Schools Rank: 10

2007 API Target: the school or subgroup scored at or above the statewide performance target of 800 in 2006

2006 African American API (Base) : 795 (87 students included)

Signal Hill Elementary:	795
State average from 358 schools:	674

2006 Asian API (Base) : 865 (138 students included)

Here:	865
State average from 296 schools:	905

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 833 (224 students included)

Signal Hill Elementary:	833
State average from 1781 schools:	713

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 435

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 832 (435 students included)

Here:	832
State average from 1906 schools:	710

Number of English Learners included in API : 287

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 836 (287 students included)

Here:	836
State average from 1437 schools:	691

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 21
Percent African American : 19%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 27%
Percent Filipino : 2%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 45%
Percent Pacific Islander : 3%
Percent White : 4%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 87%

Here:	87.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	54.1%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 9%

Here:	9.0%
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: 36%

Here:	36.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	31.1%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 5%

Signal Hill Elementary:	5.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	11.0%

Multi-Track Year-Round School

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19

Here:	19.0
State average from 2394 schools:	19.6

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 27

Signal Hill Elementary:	27.0
State average from 2387 schools:	28.8

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 100%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 28%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 56%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 9%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 6%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 2%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.98

Here:	2.0
State average from 2399 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 93%

Here:	93.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	97.0%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 2%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 25%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 75%
School Characteristic Index : 165.8878932

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 491

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 235.680

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 490

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 156.800

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 122

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 24.400

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 119

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 7.140

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 119

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 3.570

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 118

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 3.540

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 118

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 9.440
2006 API (Growth) : 841
2005 API (Base): 810
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 African American API (Growth) : 797

Here:	797
State average from 352 schools:	677

2005 African American API (Base) : 786

Signal Hill Elementary:	786
State average from 364 schools:	664

2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : 11 (met target)

2006 Asian API (Growth) : 866

Signal Hill Elementary:	866
State average from 299 schools:	904

2005 Asian API (Base) : 840

Here:	840
State average from 316 schools:	889

2005-2006 Asian Subgroup API Growth : 26 (met target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 835

Here:	835
State average from 1787 schools:	712

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 788

Here:	788
State average from 1773 schools:	698

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 47 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 834

Here:	834
State average from 1913 schools:	710

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 802

Here:	802
State average from 1917 schools:	698

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 32 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 838

Here:	838
State average from 1436 schools:	693

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 803

Here:	803
State average from 1399 schools:	677

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 35 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 710
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 694