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Sweetwater Community Day School in Imperial Beach, CA
(07-09 • Public • Alternative School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 17
Address
 505 1/2 Elm Ave.
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
Telephone
(619) 628-3056
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City-data.com school rating
17
Students
29
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
3.0
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
23
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
3
School district
Sweetwater Union High
Charter school
No
Title I status
Title I schoolwide school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Imperial Beach Charter (0.2 miles):

52
Emory Elementary (1.8 miles):

47
Mar Vista Senior High (0.0 miles):

34
Oneonta Elementary (0.8 miles):

33
Mar Vista Academy (1.5 miles):

22
Teofilo Mendoza (1.9 miles):

22
Sweetwater Community Day School:

17
Bayside STEAM Academy (0.9 miles):

12
Central Elementary (0.9 miles):

9
Sweetwater Community Day School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
San Diego County:

55
Imperial Beach:

26
Sweetwater Community Day School:

17

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 29
Enrollment in 2015: 24
Enrollment in 2014: 25
Enrollment in 2013: 25
Enrollment in 2012: 45
Enrollment in 2011: 59
Enrollment in 2010: 55
Enrollment in 2009: 26
Enrollment in 2008: 44
Enrollment in 2007: 42
Enrollment in 2006: 33
Enrollment in 2005: 39
Enrollment in 2004: 49
Enrollment in 2003: 22
Enrollment in 2002: 23
Enrollment in 2001: 24
Enrollment in 2000: 6

Sweetwater Community Day School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeG08G09Total
All students101929
Female students167
Male students91322
Asian students - 11
Hispanic students91625
Black students112
White students - 11

Enrollment by grade:
8th grade enrollment: 10
9th grade enrollment: 19

Sweetwater Community Day School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 7 (24.1%)
Here:

24.1%
California:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 22 (75.9%)
Here:

75.9%
California:

49.6%

Sweetwater Community Day School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Asian enrollment: 1 (3.4%)
School:

3.4%
California:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 25 (86.2%)
School:

86.2%
State:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 2 (6.9%)
School:

6.9%
California:

6.1%
White enrollment: 1 (3.4%)
School:

3.4%
State:

28.3%

Sweetwater Community Day School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 26 (89.7%)
Sweetwater Community Day School:

89.7%
State:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 23 (79.3%)
School:

79.3%
California:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 3 (10.3%)
Here:

10.3%
State:

8.6%

Sweetwater Community Day School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 3

Number of FTE school counselors: 0.2
Number of FTE psychologists: 1

Student/Teacher Ratio
Here:

9.7
State:

22.8

Sweetwater Community Day School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $317,174
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 3 (Salary Expenditures: $262,066)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 1.4 (Salary Expenditures: $55,108)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $8,783

Limited English Proficiency:
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Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 10 (male: 8, female: 2)

Gifted and Talented:
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(State average from 5,551 schools)
This school has students enrolled in one or more gifted/talented programs
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)

Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
School:

137.9
California:

84.3

Statewide Student Assessments


Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.

The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.

The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.

    ELA Standard Met and Above

  • All9%
  • Males11%
  • Hispanic5%
ELA students tested: 23
ELA students with scores: 23

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

9%
State:

49%

Standard Not Met: 56.5%
Standard Nearly Met: 34.8%
Standard Met: 8.7%
Standard Exceeded: 0.0%

8th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2476.2, Students tested: 16, Standard Not Met: 50.0%, Nearly Met: 43.8%, Met: 6.3%, Exceeded: 0.0%)
50.0%
43.8%
6.3%

Sweetwater Community Day School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All4%
  • Males5%
  • Hispanic5%
Math students tested: 23
Math students with scores: 23

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

4%
California:

38%

Standard Not Met: 73.9%
Standard Nearly Met: 21.7%
Standard Met: 4.3%
Standard Exceeded: 0.0%

8th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2449.1, Students tested: 16, Standard Not Met: 75.0%, Nearly Met: 25.0%, Met: 0.0%, Exceeded: 0.0%)
75.0%
25.0%

Sweetwater Community Day School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


Paper-based CAASPP:
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(State average from 9,784 schools)
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System includes paper-based tests:

California Standards Tests (CSTs) - The CSTs for science in grades five, eight, and ten are administered only to students in California public schools. All questions are multiple-choice. These tests were developed specifically to assess students' knowledge of the California content standards in science.

CST Science students tested: 19
CST Science students with scores: 16

Percentage At Or Above Proficient:

25%
California:

54%

Percentage Far Below Basic: 37.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Below Basic: 13.0% Students demonstrate little or a flawed understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Basic: 25.0% Students demonstrate a partial and rudimentary understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Proficient: 13.0% Students demonstrate a competent and adequate understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.
Percentage Advanced: 13.0% Students demonstrate a comprehensive and complex understanding of the knowledge and skills measured by this assessment.

8th Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 296.3, Students tested: 19, Far Below Basic: 37.0%, Below Basic: 13.0%, Basic: 25.0%, Proficient: 13.0%, Advanced: 13.0%)
37.0%
13.0%
25.0%
13.0%
13.0%

The Physical Fitness Test:
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The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FITNESSGRAM. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting life-long habits of regular physical activity.
Aerobic Capacity:
9th grade: (Students tested: 15, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 80.0%, Needs Improvement: 13.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 6.7%)
80.0%
13.3%
6.7%
Body Composition:
9th grade: (Students tested: 15, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 80.0%, Needs Improvement: 6.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 13.3%)
80.0%
6.7%
13.3%
Abdominal Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 15, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 73.3%, Needs Improvement: 26.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
73.3%
26.7%
Trunk Extension Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 15, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 86.7%, Needs Improvement: 13.3%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
86.7%
13.3%
Upper Body Strength:
9th grade: (Students tested: 15, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 73.3%, Needs Improvement: 26.7%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
73.3%
26.7%
Flexibility:
9th grade: (Students tested: 15, Needs Improvement - High Risk: 80.0%, Needs Improvement: 20.0%, Healthy Fitness Zone: 0.0%)
80.0%
20.0%

California English Language Development Test:
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(State average from 9,932 schools)
Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

Sweetwater Community Day School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 8
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 5

Students who met CELDT criterion:

63.0%
California:

34.0%
Grade 9:
Student Count: 6
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 3

Students who met CELDT criterion:

50.0%
State:

33.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

586.5
California:

533.7
Reading Mean Scale Score:

595.7
California:

534.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

535.5
California:

515.1
Writing Mean Scale Score:

575.7
State:

513.2

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,846 schools)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

Sweetwater Community Day School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
Here:

87.0%
State:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic86
  • Black100
  • White100
  • SED82
  • LEP87
  • Hispanic: 86% (tested 23 out of 27 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 82% (tested 18 out of 22 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 87% (tested 13 out of 15 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
Sweetwater Community Day School:

87.0%
California:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic86
  • Black100
  • White100
  • SED82
  • LEP87
  • Hispanic: 86% (tested 23 out of 27 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 2 out of 2 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 82% (tested 18 out of 22 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 87% (tested 13 out of 15 enrolled)

Advanced Placement:
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Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).
Number of different AP courses provided by school: 1
Is enrollment via self-selection by students permittedfor all AP courses offered by the school?: Yes

Students Enrolled in at least one AP Course: 2 (all female)
  • Hispanic: 2
Students Enrollment in Other Advanced Placement (AP) Subjects: 2 (all female)
  • Hispanic: 2
Students who took no AP exams: 2 (all female)
  • Hispanic: 2

Health & Safety


Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 8,737 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic16
  • Black2
  • White4
  • Multirace2
  • LEP13
  • IDEA2
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 24 (male: 17, female: 7)
  • Hispanic: 16 (male: 11, female: 5)
  • Black: 2 (all male)
  • White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 13 (male: 8, female: 5)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Here:

827.6
State:

172.7

Suspensions:
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(State average from 1,406 schools)
Out-of-school suspension
  • For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
  • For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).

    School days missed due to out-of-school suspension

  • Hispanic16
  • Asian1
  • Multirace2
  • LEP8
  • IDEA2
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension: 19 (male: 14, female: 5)
  • Hispanic: 16 (male: 11, female: 5)
  • Asian: 1 (all male)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 8 (all male)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 13

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Here:

448.3
California:

84.8
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 12 (male: 10, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 10 (male: 8, female: 2)
  • Asian: 2 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 5 (all male)
Students without disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 6 (male: 4, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students with disabilities): 1

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students with disabilities)
Sweetwater Community Day School:

34.5
State:

28.1
Students with disabilities receiving more than one out-of-school suspension: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2

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