Taft Elementary School in Redwood City, 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 14.

Tenth Ave. and Bay Rd.
Redwood City, CA 94063

Student Enrollment: 334

County Name : San Mateo
District Name: Redwood City Elementary
The type of school district: ELEMENTARY
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 21
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Ira Ruskin
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 11
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : S. Joseph Simitian
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 14
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : Anna G. Eshoo
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 37.48012
Longitude: -122.19308

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: 49 (624 to 673)
Met 13 out of 17 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (7 tested out of 7)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (7 tested out of 7)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (1 tested out of 1)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (294 tested out of 295)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (294 tested out of 295)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (12 tested out of 12)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (12 tested out of 12)
ELA Participation Rate White: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (9 tested out of 9)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (295 tested out of 296)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (295 tested out of 296)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (250 tested out of 251)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (250 tested out of 251)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 98% (36 tested out of 37)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 98% (36 tested out of 37)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 21.9%

Here:	22%
State average from 2398 schools:	47%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 40.3%

Here:	40%
State average from 2398 schools:	58%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 21.2% (59 proficient out of 278)

Taft Elementary:	21%
State average from 2298 schools:	38%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 41.4% (115 proficient out of 278)

Here:	41%
State average from 2300 schools:	50%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 0.0% (0 proficient out of 11)

Taft Elementary:	0%
State average from 80 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Pacific Islander: 36.4% (4 proficient out of 11)

Here:	36%
State average from 79 schools:	51%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 21.0% (58 proficient out of 276)

Here:	21%
State average from 2283 schools:	36%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 39.9% (110 proficient out of 276)

Here:	40%
State average from 2283 schools:	48%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 19.2% (46 proficient out of 239)

Here:	19%
State average from 2213 schools:	34%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 39.7% (95 proficient out of 239)

Here:	40%
State average from 2213 schools:	49%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 8.8% (3 proficient out of 34)

Taft Elementary:	9%
State average from 2260 schools:	24%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 20.6% (7 proficient out of 34)

Here:	21%
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) : 315

2006 API (Base) : 673

Here:	673.0
State average from 2396 schools:	771.8

Statewide Rank: 2

Similar Schools Rank: 7

2007 API Target: 679

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 674 (282 students included)

Here:	674
State average from 1781 schools:	713

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 281

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 667 (281 students included)

Here:	667
State average from 1906 schools:	710

Number of English Learners included in API : 240

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 657 (240 students included)

Here:	657
State average from 1437 schools:	691

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 35
Percent African American : 3%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 2%
Percent Filipino : 0%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 88%
Percent Pacific Islander : 4%
Percent White : 3%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 84%

Here:	84.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	54.1%

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

Here:	0.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	7.3%

Percent of participants in migrant education programs (STAR): 7%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	2.2%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 75%

Here:	75.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	31.1%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 11%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	11.0%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 19

Here:	19.0
State average from 2394 schools:	19.6

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 27

Here:	27.0
State average from 2387 schools:	28.8

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 97%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 54%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 29%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 11%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 3%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 2%

Average Parent Education Level : 1.71

Taft Elementary:	1.7
State average from 2399 schools:	2.7

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 59%

Here:	59.0%
State average from 2399 schools:	97.0%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 10%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 28%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 72%
School Characteristic Index : 157.9194404

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 314

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 150.720

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 314

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 100.480

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 72

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 14.400

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 75

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 4.500

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 75

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 2.250

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 75

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 2.250

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 74

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 5.920
2006 API (Growth) : 673
2005 API (Base): 624
Met School-wide Growth Target : Yes
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : Yes

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 675

Here:	675
State average from 1787 schools:	712

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 610

Taft Elementary:	610
State average from 1773 schools:	698

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 65 (met target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 666

Here:	666
State average from 1913 schools:	710

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 615

Here:	615
State average from 1917 schools:	698

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : 51 (met target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 659

Here:	659
State average from 1436 schools:	693

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 623

Here:	623
State average from 1399 schools:	677

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 36 (met target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 660
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 645