Tara Hills Elementary School in San Pablo, 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 15.

2300 Dolan Way
San Pablo, CA 94806

Student Enrollment: 349

County Name : Contra Costa
District Name: West Contra Costa Unified
The type of school district: UNIFIED
The type of school: ELEMENTARY
Number of the California Assembly district in which this school is located. : 11
Name of the California Assembly member for the district in which this school is located. : Joseph Canciamilla
Political party affiliation of this Assembly member: Democrat

Number of the California Senate district in which this school is located. : 07
Name of the California Senate member for the district in which this school is located. : Tom Torlakson
Political party affiliation of this Senate member: Democrat

Number of the U.S. congressional district in which this school is located. : 07
Name of the U.S. congressional member for the district in which this school is located. : George Miller
Political party affiliation of this U. S. congressional member: Democrat

Latitude: 37.99383
Longitude: -122.31450

The lowest grade and the highest grade in which student enrollment was reported in the most recent certified data collection: K-6
Change in API from 2005 to 2006: -5 (682 to 677)
Met 27 out of 29 AYP criteria
ELA Participation Rate African American: 99% (79 tested out of 80)
Math Participation Rate African American: 100% (80 tested out of 80)
ELA Participation Rate Asian: 100% (35 tested out of 35)
Math Participation Rate Asian: 100% (35 tested out of 35)
ELA Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (16 tested out of 16)
Math Participation Rate Filipino: 100% (16 tested out of 16)
ELA Participation Rate Hispanic: 99% (140 tested out of 142)
Math Participation Rate Hispanic: 100% (142 tested out of 142)
ELA Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
Math Participation Rate Pacific Islander: 100% (3 tested out of 3)
ELA Participation Rate White: 99% (61 tested out of 62)
Math Participation Rate White: 100% (62 tested out of 62)
ELA Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (202 tested out of 205)
Math Participation Rate Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (205 tested out of 205)
ELA Participation Rate English Learner: 98% (93 tested out of 95)
Math Participation Rate English Learner: 100% (95 tested out of 95)
ELA Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 94% (54 tested out of 58)
Math Participation Rate Students with Disabilities: 100% (58 tested out of 58)

Schoolwide or LEA-wide ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 30.2%

Here:	30%
State average from 1973 schools:	46%

Schoolwide Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above: 35.1%

Here:	35%
State average from 1973 schools:	55%

ELA Percent Proficient or Above African American: 27.8% (20 proficient out of 72)

Here:	28%
State average from 1124 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above African American: 28.8% (21 proficient out of 73)

Here:	29%
State average from 1126 schools:	41%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 23.3% (7 proficient out of 30)

Here:	23%
State average from 1188 schools:	63%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Asian: 36.7% (11 proficient out of 30)

Tara Hills Elementary:	37%
State average from 1189 schools:	75%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 58.3% (7 proficient out of 12)

Tara Hills Elementary:	58%
State average from 580 schools:	65%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Filipino: 83.3% (10 proficient out of 12)

Here:	83%
State average from 580 schools:	73%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 29.1% (39 proficient out of 134)

Tara Hills Elementary:	29%
State average from 1910 schools:	37%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Hispanic: 36.8% (50 proficient out of 136)

Here:	37%
State average from 1911 schools:	47%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 32.8% (19 proficient out of 58)

Here:	33%
State average from 1730 schools:	57%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above White: 35.6% (21 proficient out of 59)

Here:	36%
State average from 1731 schools:	62%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 22.8% (43 proficient out of 189)

Here:	23%
State average from 1913 schools:	35%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 28.6% (55 proficient out of 192)

Here:	29%
State average from 1915 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 13.5% (12 proficient out of 89)

Here:	14%
State average from 1850 schools:	33%

Math Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above English Learner: 34.1% (31 proficient out of 91)

Here:	34%
State average from 1849 schools:	46%

ELA Percent of students scoring Proficient or Above Students with Disabilities: 13.2% (7 proficient out of 53)

Here:	13%
State average from 1870 schools:	22%

Math Percent of Students with Disabilities scoring Proficient or Above: 10.5% (6 proficient out of 57)

Here:	11%
State average from 1878 schools:	29%

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) : 325

2006 API (Base) : 677

Here:	677.0
State average from 1971 schools:	764.9

Statewide Rank: 2

Similar Schools Rank: 1

2007 API Target: 683

2006 African American API (Base) : 627 (73 students included)

Here:	627
State average from 206 schools:	679

2006 Hispanics API (Base) : 696 (137 students included)

Here:	696
State average from 1561 schools:	710

2006 Whites API (Base) : 666 (59 students included)

Here:	666
State average from 1183 schools:	831

Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API : 195

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 637 (195 students included)

Here:	637
State average from 1643 schools:	706

Number of English Learners included in API : 91

2006 English Learner API (Base) : 656 (91 students included)

Here:	656
State average from 1181 schools:	687

Number of Students With Disabilities included in API : 57

2006 Students with Disabilities API (Base) : 446 (57 students included)

Here:	446
State average from 144 schools:	579

Percent African American : 23%
Percent American Indian : 0%
Percent Asian : 10%
Percent Filipino : 5%
Percent Hispanic or Latino : 41%
Percent Pacific Islander : 1%
Percent White : 18%

Percentage of Students that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Meal Program: 57%

Here:	57.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	54.2%

Percent of participants in Gifted and Talented education programs (STAR): 3%

Tara Hills Elementary:	3.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	6.6%

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

Tara Hills Elementary:	0.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	2.8%

Percent of participants who are designated as English Learners: 27%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	28.0%

Percent of Students with Disabilities (STAR): 17%

Tara Hills Elementary:	17.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	10.6%

Average Class Size (Grades K-3) : 20

Here:	20.0
State average from 1975 schools:	19.8

Average Class Size (Grades 4-6) : 32

Here:	32.0
State average from 1967 schools:	29.2

Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information : 44%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate : 17%
Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate : 52%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College : 19%
Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate : 8%
Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School : 4%

Average Parent Education Level : 2.30

Here:	2.3
State average from 1980 schools:	2.6

Percent Teachers at this School with Full Credentials: 96%

Here:	96.0%
State average from 1980 schools:	97.5%

Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials : 9%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 2 (STAR) : 19%
Percent of Enrollments in grades 3 - 5 (STAR) : 57%
Percent of Enrollments in grade 6 (STAR) : 24%
School Characteristic Index : 166.1749257

Valid Score for California Standards Test (CST) in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 324

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8 : 155.520

Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 325

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8 : 104.000

Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 54

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid Scores for CST in science Grades 2-8 : 10.800

Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) reading in Grades 2-8 : 62

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT reading in Grades 2-8 : 3.720

Valid Score for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 62

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT language in Grades 2-8 : 1.860

Valid Score for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 59

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT spelling in Grades 2-8 : 1.770

Valid Score for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 61

Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT mathematics in Grades 2-8 : 4.880
2006 API (Growth) : 677
2005 API (Base): 682
Met School-wide Growth Target : No
Met Comparable Improvement (CI) Target : No

2006 African American API (Growth) : 629

Here:	629
State average from 207 schools:	681

2005 African American API (Base) : 639

Here:	639
State average from 228 schools:	674

2005-2006 African American Subgroup API Growth : -10 (failed to meet target)

2006 Hispanics API (Growth) : 696

Here:	696
State average from 1571 schools:	710

2005 Hispanics API (Base) : 658

Here:	658
State average from 1544 schools:	698

2005-2006 Hispanics Subgroup API Growth : 38 (met target)

2006 Whites API (Growth) : 668

Here:	668
State average from 1176 schools:	833

2005 White API (Base) : 708

Here:	708
State average from 1206 schools:	824

2005-2006 White Growth : -40 (failed to meet target)

2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Growth) : 635

Tara Hills Elementary:	635
State average from 1647 schools:	706

2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base) : 646

Here:	646
State average from 1621 schools:	695

2005-2006 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Growth : -11 (failed to meet target)

2006 English Learners API (Growth) : 658

Tara Hills Elementary:	658
State average from 1176 schools:	689

2005 English Learners API (Base) : 631

Here:	631
State average from 1131 schools:	674

2005-2006 English Learners Subgroup API Growth : 27 (met target)

2006 Students With Disabilities API (Growth) : 448

Here:	448
State average from 144 schools:	580

2005 Students With Disabilities API (Base) : 445

Here:	445
State average from 83 schools:	588

2005-2006 Students With Disabilities Subgroup API Growth : 3 (failed to meet target)
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2006 Growth API : 744
Median score of this school's similar schools group for 2005 Base API : 732